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Small aircraft CFI distraction with cockpit instruction and taxies onto runway 16L without clearance. Pilot cites washed away runway markings and signage obscured by weeds as contributing factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398407 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 398467 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
At lgb airport, on mar/xa/98 at approximately XX00 local time, I inadvertently crossed active runway 16L at taxiway K while giving taxi instruction. I wrongly idented the runway for taxiway C. Three things led to my runway incursion: I was distraction by my student, the weeds have grown in front of the runway signs due to recent rains and need to be cut, and the runway markings have been washed away and need repainting. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot is based at lgb airport. He admitted to being distraction with instructional duties, missing hold short point. He acknowledged that weed abatement had already taken place. He couldn't remember much else about the incident. Airport personnel advised weed abatement was started as soon as equipment was capable, considering inclement WX. Lgb airport signage meets FAA requirements for part 139 air carrier operations. Taxiway C is the same width as runway 16L. Taxiway C has 'long beach airport' painted on it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CFI DISTR WITH COCKPIT INSTRUCTION AND TAXIES ONTO RWY 16L WITHOUT CLRNC. PLT CITES WASHED AWAY RWY MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE OBSCURED BY WEEDS AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Narrative: AT LGB ARPT, ON MAR/XA/98 AT APPROX XX00 LCL TIME, I INADVERTENTLY CROSSED ACTIVE RWY 16L AT TXWY K WHILE GIVING TAXI INSTRUCTION. I WRONGLY IDENTED THE RWY FOR TXWY C. THREE THINGS LED TO MY RWY INCURSION: I WAS DISTR BY MY STUDENT, THE WEEDS HAVE GROWN IN FRONT OF THE RWY SIGNS DUE TO RECENT RAINS AND NEED TO BE CUT, AND THE RWY MARKINGS HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY AND NEED REPAINTING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT IS BASED AT LGB ARPT. HE ADMITTED TO BEING DISTR WITH INSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES, MISSING HOLD SHORT POINT. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WEED ABATEMENT HAD ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. HE COULDN'T REMEMBER MUCH ELSE ABOUT THE INCIDENT. ARPT PERSONNEL ADVISED WEED ABATEMENT WAS STARTED AS SOON AS EQUIP WAS CAPABLE, CONSIDERING INCLEMENT WX. LGB ARPT SIGNAGE MEETS FAA REQUIREMENTS FOR PART 139 ACR OPS. TXWY C IS THE SAME WIDTH AS RWY 16L. TXWY C HAS 'LONG BEACH ARPT' PAINTED ON IT.
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.