Runway incursion at mia, fl.

Attributes
ACN	487466
Time
Date	200010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	487466
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 233 flight time total : 17325 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	487338
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was operating a flight from mia-iah. I called for and received taxi instructions from mia ground to taxi via taxiway G to runway 9L. Once reaching the taxiway, the captain made a right turn and lined up on taxiway G. Mia had experienced heavy rain that day and just prior to our flight leaving the gate and created some flooding at the airport and some standing water on the txwys. Once on taxiway Q, the captain and I could not find the centerline and the taxiway Q sign was behind us. The captain saw taxiway P sign on the right and thinking he was on the wrong taxiway made a left turn onto taxiway T thinking it was taxiway Q. As he started the turn, I told him to go straight ahead instead of turning at which he stopped the aircraft. Fortunately, he stopped on taxiway T with the nose of the airplane over the hold short line for runway 12/30 by approximately 2 ft. I tried to contact ground but could not get through due to congestion. Since we could not contact ground immediately, we checked for departing and arriving traffic on runway 12/30. There was no traffic and we decided to cross and contact ground on the other side. After crossing, we were able to contact ground and requested taxi instructions from our position to runway 9L. Ground control said they would just take us out on runway 9R on taxiway T.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AT MIA, FL.

Narrative: I WAS OPERATING A FLT FROM MIA-IAH. I CALLED FOR AND RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM MIA GND TO TAXI VIA TXWY G TO RWY 9L. ONCE REACHING THE TXWY, THE CAPT MADE A R TURN AND LINED UP ON TXWY G. MIA HAD EXPERIENCED HVY RAIN THAT DAY AND JUST PRIOR TO OUR FLT LEAVING THE GATE AND CREATED SOME FLOODING AT THE ARPT AND SOME STANDING WATER ON THE TXWYS. ONCE ON TXWY Q, THE CAPT AND I COULD NOT FIND THE CTRLINE AND THE TXWY Q SIGN WAS BEHIND US. THE CAPT SAW TXWY P SIGN ON THE R AND THINKING HE WAS ON THE WRONG TXWY MADE A L TURN ONTO TXWY T THINKING IT WAS TXWY Q. AS HE STARTED THE TURN, I TOLD HIM TO GO STRAIGHT AHEAD INSTEAD OF TURNING AT WHICH HE STOPPED THE ACFT. FORTUNATELY, HE STOPPED ON TXWY T WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 12/30 BY APPROX 2 FT. I TRIED TO CONTACT GND BUT COULD NOT GET THROUGH DUE TO CONGESTION. SINCE WE COULD NOT CONTACT GND IMMEDIATELY, WE CHKED FOR DEPARTING AND ARRIVING TFC ON RWY 12/30. THERE WAS NO TFC AND WE DECIDED TO CROSS AND CONTACT GND ON THE OTHER SIDE. AFTER XING, WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT GND AND REQUESTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM OUR POS TO RWY 9L. GND CTL SAID THEY WOULD JUST TAKE US OUT ON RWY 9R ON TXWY T.

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.