When improvising a taxi route in order to use the stopway for runway 16R when taking off on runway 34L, aircraft are taxiing onto runway 4 without clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	260973
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : maf
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	260973
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

This is an apparent problem with taxiway signage on midland international. I will describe a situation which happens daily at midland. An air carrier mdt calls ready for departure runway 34L. He is holding on taxiway papa. I cleared him for takeoff on 34L. He then pulled ahead and turned left on runway 04 then another left turn on 34L. I informed the pilot that he had pulled onto another runway (see attachment). The extremely potential dangerous situation is: an aircraft pulls out in front of an aircraft on short final to runway 4. After discussions with air carrier pilots, there may be some confusion on the charts (airport diagrams). Specifically mentioned were the commercial charts. I believe the signage needs to be improved on the txwys and/or runways. Aircraft taxiing south on taxiway papa should have better guidance signs to the approach end of 34L. The aircraft are using the red route on the attached diagram. Before I could finish this report, I worked local control again on thu. In less than 1 hour I had the same situation happen twice more. At XA37Z, MTR a taxied onto runway 4 then departed runway 34L. At XB25Z, MTR B repeated the same actions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEN IMPROVISING A TAXI RTE IN ORDER TO USE THE STOPWAY FOR RWY 16R WHEN TAKING OFF ON RWY 34L, ACFT ARE TAXIING ONTO RWY 4 WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: THIS IS AN APPARENT PROB WITH TXWY SIGNAGE ON MIDLAND INTL. I WILL DESCRIBE A SIT WHICH HAPPENS DAILY AT MIDLAND. AN ACR MDT CALLS READY FOR DEP RWY 34L. HE IS HOLDING ON TXWY PAPA. I CLRED HIM FOR TKOF ON 34L. HE THEN PULLED AHEAD AND TURNED L ON RWY 04 THEN ANOTHER L TURN ON 34L. I INFORMED THE PLT THAT HE HAD PULLED ONTO ANOTHER RWY (SEE ATTACHMENT). THE EXTREMELY POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SIT IS: AN ACFT PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 4. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH ACR PLTS, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION ON THE CHARTS (ARPT DIAGRAMS). SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED WERE THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS. I BELIEVE THE SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED ON THE TXWYS AND/OR RWYS. ACFT TAXIING S ON TXWY PAPA SHOULD HAVE BETTER GUIDANCE SIGNS TO THE APCH END OF 34L. THE ACFT ARE USING THE RED RTE ON THE ATTACHED DIAGRAM. BEFORE I COULD FINISH THIS RPT, I WORKED LCL CTL AGAIN ON THU. IN LESS THAN 1 HR I HAD THE SAME SIT HAPPEN TWICE MORE. AT XA37Z, MTR A TAXIED ONTO RWY 4 THEN DEPARTED RWY 34L. AT XB25Z, MTR B REPEATED THE SAME ACTIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.