A B737-300 PIC taxies his aircraft onto runway 17R via taxiway G instead of turning at taxiway B at ...

Attributes
ACN	448102
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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 : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	448102
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 17R out of gate at sdf, I unintentionally taxied on runway 17R. When I noticed I was on the runway, I had my first officer tell the tower we were on the active runway. This happened while the first officer was calling out the takeoff vref numbers. I was looking in and out of the cockpit. This is when I saw the red runway marker. I did not notice the arrow next to runway 17R. The arrow pointed to the taxiway I took, taxiway G. This was what disoriented me. The problem was that the sign was not parallel with the runway, which is what I am normally used to. The sign was more parallel to taxiway G. What should have been a simple taxi to the end of the runway, somehow turned into a runway incursion. I think the sign should be to the left (south) of taxiway G and parallel to runway 35L/17R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 PIC TAXIES HIS ACFT ONTO RWY 17R VIA TXWY G INSTEAD OF TURNING AT TXWY B AT SDF, KY.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 17R OUT OF GATE AT SDF, I UNINTENTIONALLY TAXIED ON RWY 17R. WHEN I NOTICED I WAS ON THE RWY, I HAD MY FO TELL THE TWR WE WERE ON THE ACTIVE RWY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE FO WAS CALLING OUT THE TKOF VREF NUMBERS. I WAS LOOKING IN AND OUT OF THE COCKPIT. THIS IS WHEN I SAW THE RED RWY MARKER. I DID NOT NOTICE THE ARROW NEXT TO RWY 17R. THE ARROW POINTED TO THE TXWY I TOOK, TXWY G. THIS WAS WHAT DISORIENTED ME. THE PROB WAS THAT THE SIGN WAS NOT PARALLEL WITH THE RWY, WHICH IS WHAT I AM NORMALLY USED TO. THE SIGN WAS MORE PARALLEL TO TXWY G. WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE TAXI TO THE END OF THE RWY, SOMEHOW TURNED INTO A RWY INCURSION. I THINK THE SIGN SHOULD BE TO THE L (S) OF TXWY G AND PARALLEL TO RWY 35L/17R.

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 B737-300 PIC taxies his aircraft onto runway 17R via taxiway G instead of turning at taxiway B at sdf, ky.