A flight crew taxiing a SF340 fails to make a turn in the taxi route at dca, dc, and almost has a ru...

Attributes
ACN	379601
Time
Date	199709
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 207 flight time total : 10466 flight time type : 4954
ASRS Report	379601
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	379600
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi to runway 15 via taxiway J. As we taxied the aircraft, we were in the process of completing our taxi checklist. I looked down to view my taxiway chart, and when I looked up, I realized that the aircraft had passed a 'hold short' line for runway 15 on taxiway J. When looking at the chart, I had inadvertently neglected to make a 1/2 left turn onto taxiway north. I immediately stopped the aircraft, and was able to hold short of the runway proper. There was no conflict with landing or departing traffic. The ground controller was watching us at the time, and noticed us miss the turn. He cleared us to cross the runway at taxiway J almost immediately after I stopped the aircraft short of the runway. A call to the tower later in the day revealed that the incident was not considered an incursion because we were cleared to cross the active runway at that point. Distraction always happens at the worst time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC TAXIING A SF340 FAILS TO MAKE A TURN IN THE TAXI RTE AT DCA, DC, AND ALMOST HAS A RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 15 VIA TXWY J. AS WE TAXIED THE ACFT, WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING OUR TAXI CHKLIST. I LOOKED DOWN TO VIEW MY TXWY CHART, AND WHEN I LOOKED UP, I REALIZED THAT THE ACFT HAD PASSED A 'HOLD SHORT' LINE FOR RWY 15 ON TXWY J. WHEN LOOKING AT THE CHART, I HAD INADVERTENTLY NEGLECTED TO MAKE A 1/2 L TURN ONTO TXWY N. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT, AND WAS ABLE TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY PROPER. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH LNDG OR DEPARTING TFC. THE GND CTLR WAS WATCHING US AT THE TIME, AND NOTICED US MISS THE TURN. HE CLRED US TO CROSS THE RWY AT TXWY J ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I STOPPED THE ACFT SHORT OF THE RWY. A CALL TO THE TWR LATER IN THE DAY REVEALED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED AN INCURSION BECAUSE WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS THE ACTIVE RWY AT THAT POINT. DISTR ALWAYS HAPPENS AT THE WORST 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.

A flight crew taxiing a SF340 fails to make a turn in the taxi route at dca, dc, and almost has a runway incursion.