Night runway incursion at the very end.

Attributes
ACN	286948
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
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	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	286948
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	286698
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

After landing at pit on runway 28L, we exited at C-4. Tower gave us a taxi clearance of 'left on charlie and right on charlie 2.' I did not have my airport map out. My first officer advised me to turn right. It was dark, I did, and it was not C2 but taxiway V which was across the last part of runway 28C. As far as whose fault this was, it was mine. Although it was dark, I was tired (on duty about 13 hours) and the signs were small. We did not realize that we had crossed the runway 28C until after. I feel that this could have been avoided first by me having my map out and being more prepared for the clearance. Second, by having better markings for txwys -- especially at night. Third, I feel some of the duty days are a little excessive. At that point we had been on duty in excess of 13 hours with flying time of almost 7 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NIGHT RWY INCURSION AT THE VERY END.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT PIT ON RWY 28L, WE EXITED AT C-4. TWR GAVE US A TAXI CLRNC OF 'L ON CHARLIE AND R ON CHARLIE 2.' I DID NOT HAVE MY ARPT MAP OUT. MY FO ADVISED ME TO TURN R. IT WAS DARK, I DID, AND IT WAS NOT C2 BUT TXWY V WHICH WAS ACROSS THE LAST PART OF RWY 28C. AS FAR AS WHOSE FAULT THIS WAS, IT WAS MINE. ALTHOUGH IT WAS DARK, I WAS TIRED (ON DUTY ABOUT 13 HRS) AND THE SIGNS WERE SMALL. WE DID NOT REALIZE THAT WE HAD CROSSED THE RWY 28C UNTIL AFTER. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED FIRST BY ME HAVING MY MAP OUT AND BEING MORE PREPARED FOR THE CLRNC. SECOND, BY HAVING BETTER MARKINGS FOR TXWYS -- ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIRD, I FEEL SOME OF THE DUTY DAYS ARE A LITTLE EXCESSIVE. AT THAT POINT WE HAD BEEN ON DUTY IN EXCESS OF 13 HRS WITH FLYING TIME OF ALMOST 7 HRS.

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.