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At foreign airport flight crew had difficulty understanding the ground controller instructions, but did know they were cleared to runway 7. Ground controller told them to follow another aircraft, but flight crew failed to stop when the other aircraft was taxiing to another runway and flight crew followed it across their runway assignment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335481 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bru |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 335481 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| 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:
Cleared to taxi to runway 7. About 1/2 way from parking area to runway we were told to follow a B737 coming from our right. Because it was an unfamiliar airport we did follow him and thought he would lead us to the runway. The ground controller was hard to understand and she was working 2 frequencys. We did not know that he was going to runway 2 and was cleared to cross runway 7 en route to runway 2. There was an aircraft in position and holding on runway 7. We followed the B737 across the runway 7 without realizing it was runway 7. The controller expected us to stop for an intersection departure on runway 7. In my opinion the cause was: 1) ground controller working more than 1 frequency. 2) ground controller's english very hard to understand. 3) crew not familiar with airport. 4) crew told to follow B737.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT FOREIGN ARPT FLC HAD DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING THE GND CTLR INSTRUCTIONS, BUT DID KNOW THEY WERE CLRED TO RWY 7. GND CTLR TOLD THEM TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT, BUT FLC FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE OTHER ACFT WAS TAXIING TO ANOTHER RWY AND FLC FOLLOWED IT ACROSS THEIR RWY ASSIGNMENT.
Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 7. ABOUT 1/2 WAY FROM PARKING AREA TO RWY WE WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW A B737 COMING FROM OUR R. BECAUSE IT WAS AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT WE DID FOLLOW HIM AND THOUGHT HE WOULD LEAD US TO THE RWY. THE GND CTLR WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND AND SHE WAS WORKING 2 FREQS. WE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS GOING TO RWY 2 AND WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 7 ENRTE TO RWY 2. THERE WAS AN ACFT IN POS AND HOLDING ON RWY 7. WE FOLLOWED THE B737 ACROSS THE RWY 7 WITHOUT REALIZING IT WAS RWY 7. THE CTLR EXPECTED US TO STOP FOR AN INTXN DEP ON RWY 7. IN MY OPINION THE CAUSE WAS: 1) GND CTLR WORKING MORE THAN 1 FREQ. 2) GND CTLR'S ENGLISH VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND. 3) CREW NOT FAMILIAR WITH ARPT. 4) CREW TOLD TO FOLLOW B737.
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.