Flight crew taxies through designated parking area at bwi.

Attributes
ACN	432901
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	432901
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	signage : bwi.airport
Chart	airport : bwi.airport

Narrative:

While taxiing in to gate at bwi, I cleared runway 10 by turning left onto runway 4, then left on taxiway P. First officer contacted ground control, and we were told to 'taxi to the gate via taxiway a.' I taxied via what I thought was a proper route to the gate. No aircraft were on gate xa through xo. I had the taxi chart out and was referring to it. I then went around a building to the right, and taxied between concourse and the building. As I taxied, it seemed a little unusual, so I looked for signage indicating 'no taxi' or the like and saw none. I proceeded to the gate, and after parking I looked carefully at the taxi chart and only then discovered a note with a long leader line pointing to the area I had just taxied through. It said the area was for gate parking only. I have now highlighted the note. At no time were personnel or equipment in danger. I feel the note on the chart was easy to miss even when looking at the chart carefully. Obviously I will be more diligent in the future. I spoke to the controller in the tower after the flight, and he said there had been no conflict and to just be careful in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC TAXIES THROUGH DESIGNATED PARKING AREA AT BWI.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO GATE AT BWI, I CLRED RWY 10 BY TURNING L ONTO RWY 4, THEN L ON TXWY P. FO CONTACTED GND CTL, AND WE WERE TOLD TO 'TAXI TO THE GATE VIA TXWY A.' I TAXIED VIA WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PROPER RTE TO THE GATE. NO ACFT WERE ON GATE XA THROUGH XO. I HAD THE TAXI CHART OUT AND WAS REFERRING TO IT. I THEN WENT AROUND A BUILDING TO THE R, AND TAXIED BTWN CONCOURSE AND THE BUILDING. AS I TAXIED, IT SEEMED A LITTLE UNUSUAL, SO I LOOKED FOR SIGNAGE INDICATING 'NO TAXI' OR THE LIKE AND SAW NONE. I PROCEEDED TO THE GATE, AND AFTER PARKING I LOOKED CAREFULLY AT THE TAXI CHART AND ONLY THEN DISCOVERED A NOTE WITH A LONG LEADER LINE POINTING TO THE AREA I HAD JUST TAXIED THROUGH. IT SAID THE AREA WAS FOR GATE PARKING ONLY. I HAVE NOW HIGHLIGHTED THE NOTE. AT NO TIME WERE PERSONNEL OR EQUIP IN DANGER. I FEEL THE NOTE ON THE CHART WAS EASY TO MISS EVEN WHEN LOOKING AT THE CHART CAREFULLY. OBVIOUSLY I WILL BE MORE DILIGENT IN THE FUTURE. I SPOKE TO THE CTLR IN THE TWR AFTER THE FLT, AND HE SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO CONFLICT AND TO JUST BE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.

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.