Flight crew of DASH8 stops taxi with nosewheel across the hold short line. Ground controller issues ...

Attributes
ACN	408930
Time
Date	199806
Day	Tue
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	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 5604 flight time type : 2009
ASRS Report	408930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing to our ramp area, the captain lost awareness of his location on the field. I tried to make him aware of the situation with verbal instructions, but only after placing my hand on the power levers over his hand did he seem to 'snap' out of his state of mind. Once the aircraft had stopped, our position was nosewheel across the hold short line of a runway. There was conflicting traffic on the runway or on approach. The captain decided to turn off on the next taxiway without letting me notify ground control first. After I objected to this action, ground spoke with us and noticed that we had missed our taxiway turn. Ground informed us to proceed with our taxi. We apologized for the action and the controller informed us that it was no problem. Due to the multiple times in a trip sequence that we service a particular airport, an attitude of complacency affects human performance. Diligence while operating an aircraft is foremost the priority of everyone in the air traffic control system. If a person feels preoccupied with extraneous factors, they should relieve themselves from the operations system. All efforts should be focused on safe, professional operations while in the air traffic system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF DASH8 STOPS TAXI WITH NOSEWHEEL ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE. GND CTLR ISSUES CONTINUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO OUR RAMP AREA, THE CAPT LOST AWARENESS OF HIS LOCATION ON THE FIELD. I TRIED TO MAKE HIM AWARE OF THE SIT WITH VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS, BUT ONLY AFTER PLACING MY HAND ON THE PWR LEVERS OVER HIS HAND DID HE SEEM TO 'SNAP' OUT OF HIS STATE OF MIND. ONCE THE ACFT HAD STOPPED, OUR POS WAS NOSEWHEEL ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF A RWY. THERE WAS CONFLICTING TFC ON THE RWY OR ON APCH. THE CAPT DECIDED TO TURN OFF ON THE NEXT TXWY WITHOUT LETTING ME NOTIFY GND CTL FIRST. AFTER I OBJECTED TO THIS ACTION, GND SPOKE WITH US AND NOTICED THAT WE HAD MISSED OUR TXWY TURN. GND INFORMED US TO PROCEED WITH OUR TAXI. WE APOLOGIZED FOR THE ACTION AND THE CTLR INFORMED US THAT IT WAS NO PROB. DUE TO THE MULTIPLE TIMES IN A TRIP SEQUENCE THAT WE SVC A PARTICULAR ARPT, AN ATTITUDE OF COMPLACENCY AFFECTS HUMAN PERFORMANCE. DILIGENCE WHILE OPERATING AN ACFT IS FOREMOST THE PRIORITY OF EVERYONE IN THE AIR TFC CTL SYS. IF A PERSON FEELS PREOCCUPIED WITH EXTRANEOUS FACTORS, THEY SHOULD RELIEVE THEMSELVES FROM THE OPS SYS. ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON SAFE, PROFESSIONAL OPS WHILE IN THE AIR TFC SYS.

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.

Flight crew of DASH8 stops taxi with nosewheel across the hold short line. Ground controller issues continued taxi instructions.