<< >> NASA ASRS Report 331430, March 1996

A pilot crossed the assigned runway during taxi. He had mistakenly believed that he was assigned the same runway that he was using earlier in the day.

Attributes
ACN	331430
Time
Date	199603
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxy
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
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	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	331430
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
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

Narrative:

This portion of the flight was supposed to be the easy one!! It followed a 2 hour law enforcement flight involving air to ground surveillance. I picked up the taxi clearance and began to taxi to the runway. I acknowledged runway 26 but taxied to runway 30. I crossed the active runway 26 without hesitation due to two factors: I was assigned this runway 30 earlier in the day with the wind blowing from the same direction (290 degrees at 22 KTS). The more difficult mission was already completed, or so I thought. Lesson learned. The only flight that counts or matters is the one being conducted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT CROSSED THE ASSIGNED RWY DURING TAXI. HE HAD MISTAKENLY BELIEVED THAT HE WAS ASSIGNED THE SAME RWY THAT HE WAS USING EARLIER IN THE DAY.

Narrative: THIS PORTION OF THE FLT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE EASY ONE!! IT FOLLOWED A 2 HR LAW ENFORCEMENT FLT INVOLVING AIR TO GND SURVEILLANCE. I PICKED UP THE TAXI CLRNC AND BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE RWY. I ACKNOWLEDGED RWY 26 BUT TAXIED TO RWY 30. I CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY 26 WITHOUT HESITATION DUE TO TWO FACTORS: I WAS ASSIGNED THIS RWY 30 EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH THE WIND BLOWING FROM THE SAME DIRECTION (290 DEGS AT 22 KTS). THE MORE DIFFICULT MISSION WAS ALREADY COMPLETED, OR SO I THOUGHT. LESSON LEARNED. THE ONLY FLT THAT COUNTS OR MATTERS IS THE ONE BEING CONDUCTED.

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.