<< >> NASA ASRS Report 295835, February 1995

Runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	295835
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vgt airport : ngt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3260 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	295835
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After clearing runway 7 I was told to taxi to parking via taxiway C, but to hold short of runway 12/30. I acknowledged this and started my taxi. My hold short point was approximately 2500 ft from my starting point. I was taxiing wbound into the sun. This condition hindered my view and caused me to cross runway 12/30. A commuter twin was on short final at the time. I was prepared to hold short as instructed, but because of the sun and my inattentiveness, I was focused on the taxiway on the far side of runway 12/30. The ground controller asked why I failed to heed his instructions. I explained about the sun and apologized. Nothing more was said. The problem would not have occurred had I made more of an effort because of the poor visibility conditions. Also, the ground controller could have noted the sun angle and long taxi and called just short of the hold line. The airport was not busy at the time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: AFTER CLRING RWY 7 I WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO PARKING VIA TXWY C, BUT TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12/30. I ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AND STARTED MY TAXI. MY HOLD SHORT POINT WAS APPROX 2500 FT FROM MY STARTING POINT. I WAS TAXIING WBOUND INTO THE SUN. THIS CONDITION HINDERED MY VIEW AND CAUSED ME TO CROSS RWY 12/30. A COMMUTER TWIN WAS ON SHORT FINAL AT THE TIME. I WAS PREPARED TO HOLD SHORT AS INSTRUCTED, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SUN AND MY INATTENTIVENESS, I WAS FOCUSED ON THE TXWY ON THE FAR SIDE OF RWY 12/30. THE GND CTLR ASKED WHY I FAILED TO HEED HIS INSTRUCTIONS. I EXPLAINED ABOUT THE SUN AND APOLOGIZED. NOTHING MORE WAS SAID. THE PROB WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED HAD I MADE MORE OF AN EFFORT BECAUSE OF THE POOR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. ALSO, THE GND CTLR COULD HAVE NOTED THE SUN ANGLE AND LONG TAXI AND CALLED JUST SHORT OF THE HOLD LINE. THE ARPT WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME.

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.