<< >> NASA ASRS Report 453510, October 1999

GA pilot misidentifies taxiway and incurs runway. Controller alerts pilot, but pilot cannot stop incursion.

Attributes
ACN	453510
Time
Date	199910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	453510
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I (aircraft X) was on taxiway B proceeding for runway 10 as directed by tower. I missed taxiway C intersection and continued on taxiway B. Just as I was about to roll onto runway 10, ground controller instructed me to stop. I applied full brakes and pulled power. I could not stop before entering the runway. I turned the aircraft as far into the grass and off of the runway as possible. I followed ground controller's instructions to make l-hand turn to taxiway B onto taxiway C for runway 10.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT MISIDENTS TXWY AND INCURS RWY. CTLR ALERTS PLT, BUT PLT CANNOT STOP INCURSION.

Narrative: I (ACFT X) WAS ON TXWY B PROCEEDING FOR RWY 10 AS DIRECTED BY TWR. I MISSED TXWY C INTXN AND CONTINUED ON TXWY B. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ROLL ONTO RWY 10, GND CTLR INSTRUCTED ME TO STOP. I APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND PULLED PWR. I COULD NOT STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE RWY. I TURNED THE ACFT AS FAR INTO THE GRASS AND OFF OF THE RWY AS POSSIBLE. I FOLLOWED GND CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE L-HAND TURN TO TXWY B ONTO TXWY C FOR RWY 10.

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.