<< >> NASA ASRS Report 332410, April 1996

The pilot of a C172 inadvertently taxied onto the assigned runway. He reports confusion and mistaken identify of a wrong runway which was further ahead in his taxi path.

Attributes
ACN	332410
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orh
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 856 flight time type : 633
ASRS Report	332410
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I acknowledged taxi instructions from ground to runway 29 via taxiway B. I proceeded past the hold line for runway 29 by about 6 ft before I was told to stop and do a 180 degree turn back. I was looking beyond runway 29 to runway 33. I was confused to which runway was runway 29. In the future I will immediately stop and ask for directions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A C172 INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO THE ASSIGNED RWY. HE RPTS CONFUSION AND MISTAKEN IDENT OF A WRONG RWY WHICH WAS FURTHER AHEAD IN HIS TAXI PATH.

Narrative: I ACKNOWLEDGED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND TO RWY 29 VIA TXWY B. I PROCEEDED PAST THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 29 BY ABOUT 6 FT BEFORE I WAS TOLD TO STOP AND DO A 180 DEG TURN BACK. I WAS LOOKING BEYOND RWY 29 TO RWY 33. I WAS CONFUSED TO WHICH RWY WAS RWY 29. IN THE FUTURE I WILL IMMEDIATELY STOP AND ASK FOR DIRECTIONS.

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.