B727 freighter crew misread chart and taxied past their hold short point.

Attributes
ACN	498482
Time
Date	200101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 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 : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	498482
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Leaving the ramp at ewr, we were given taxi clearance to 'runway 22R at taxiway west (intersection takeoff) via taxiway B, hold short taxiway V.' WX was marginal 1/4 - 1/2 mi in fog. I had turned down my cockpit lighting to better see the taxiway (ewr had no centerline taxi lights). As we taxied out, I spotted taxiway B on my chart and saw what appeared to be taxiway V near the departure end of runway 22R. This made sense. We began our before takeoff checks and once on taxiway B I diverted my attention inside to perform the checks. Suddenly, ground controller called us and asked if we had misunderstood our clearance. We stopped the airplane and were both perplexed until we took a closer look at the plate. Taxiway V was actually located near taxiway a and taxiway B and was one of the first we crossed out of our ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FREIGHTER CREW MISREAD CHART AND TAXIED PAST THEIR HOLD SHORT POINT.

Narrative: LEAVING THE RAMP AT EWR, WE WERE GIVEN TAXI CLRNC TO 'RWY 22R AT TXWY W (INTXN TKOF) VIA TXWY B, HOLD SHORT TXWY V.' WX WAS MARGINAL 1/4 - 1/2 MI IN FOG. I HAD TURNED DOWN MY COCKPIT LIGHTING TO BETTER SEE THE TXWY (EWR HAD NO CTRLINE TAXI LIGHTS). AS WE TAXIED OUT, I SPOTTED TXWY B ON MY CHART AND SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE TXWY V NEAR THE DEP END OF RWY 22R. THIS MADE SENSE. WE BEGAN OUR BEFORE TKOF CHKS AND ONCE ON TXWY B I DIVERTED MY ATTN INSIDE TO PERFORM THE CHKS. SUDDENLY, GND CTLR CALLED US AND ASKED IF WE HAD MISUNDERSTOOD OUR CLRNC. WE STOPPED THE AIRPLANE AND WERE BOTH PERPLEXED UNTIL WE TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PLATE. TXWY V WAS ACTUALLY LOCATED NEAR TXWY A AND TXWY B AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WE CROSSED OUT OF OUR RAMP.

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.