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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel crossed the active runway during taxi for takeoff causing the tower to send another aircraft around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : evv |
| State Reference | IN |
| 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 | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 350480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I returned to my aircraft and again listened to the local ATIS. It was still reporting thunderstorms northeast of evansville. I advised clearance of the discrepancy and switched to ground. I was advised to taxi and hold short of runway 18. Another single engine aircraft was in the process of doing touch-and-goes on runway 18. My mind was still on the thunderstorms. I lost track of my location. I believed I was crossing taxiway C when I actually was crossing runway 18. The tower saw me and told me to expedite because of traffic. I expedited and crossed runway 18. I immediately realized what I had done. I allowed the false thunderstorm (ATIS) report to keep me from concentrating on what I was doing. I was in the process of taxiing and my thoughts should have been there. Next time I will concentrate on what I am doing, and when I am stopped, if I have to, I will query clearance or tower. Evansville is not a familiar airport to me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF CAUSING THE TWR TO SEND ANOTHER ACFT AROUND.
Narrative: I RETURNED TO MY ACFT AND AGAIN LISTENED TO THE LCL ATIS. IT WAS STILL RPTING TSTMS NE OF EVANSVILLE. I ADVISED CLRNC OF THE DISCREPANCY AND SWITCHED TO GND. I WAS ADVISED TO TAXI AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 18. ANOTHER SINGLE ENG ACFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES ON RWY 18. MY MIND WAS STILL ON THE TSTMS. I LOST TRACK OF MY LOCATION. I BELIEVED I WAS XING TXWY C WHEN I ACTUALLY WAS XING RWY 18. THE TWR SAW ME AND TOLD ME TO EXPEDITE BECAUSE OF TFC. I EXPEDITED AND CROSSED RWY 18. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE. I ALLOWED THE FALSE TSTM (ATIS) RPT TO KEEP ME FROM CONCENTRATING ON WHAT I WAS DOING. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAXIING AND MY THOUGHTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. NEXT TIME I WILL CONCENTRATE ON WHAT I AM DOING, AND WHEN I AM STOPPED, IF I HAVE TO, I WILL QUERY CLRNC OR TWR. EVANSVILLE IS NOT A FAMILIAR ARPT TO ME.
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.