Medium large transport misses assigned taxiway. Caused runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	273633
Time
Date	199406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	273633
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared runway 32 taxiway north missed N1 taxiway. Stopped after hold short line of runway 28R looked down final, no traffic, turned down taxiway N2 back onto N1 to the gate. Copilot was looking down to change radio to company frequency. Captain was preoccupied thinking about mother getting quadruple bypass. No red hold short sign. Poor markings. Alternate way of taxiing. No conflict, no excuse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG MISSES ASSIGNED TXWY. CAUSED RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: CLRED RWY 32 TXWY N MISSED N1 TXWY. STOPPED AFTER HOLD SHORT LINE OF RWY 28R LOOKED DOWN FINAL, NO TFC, TURNED DOWN TXWY N2 BACK ONTO N1 TO THE GATE. COPLT WAS LOOKING DOWN TO CHANGE RADIO TO COMPANY FREQ. CAPT WAS PREOCCUPIED THINKING ABOUT MOTHER GETTING QUADRUPLE BYPASS. NO RED HOLD SHORT SIGN. POOR MARKINGS. ALTERNATE WAY OF TAXIING. NO CONFLICT, NO EXCUSE.

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.