<< >> NASA ASRS Report 514952, June 2001

An air carrier crew taxies toward the wrong runway crossing two active runways in the process. The tower controller notices and reissues a clearance to the correct runway.

Attributes
ACN	514952
Time
Date	200106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dns.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
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 : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5750 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	514952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway incursion : runway non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received clearance from sba ground control to taxi to runway 25. We mistakenly taxied to runway 07 and im the process cross runway 15L/right without clearance. No traffic was using runway 15L/right at the time. Sba tower observed our mistake and re-cleared us to taxi to runway 25. No other action was taken. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the followin information: that the crew had been to this airport previously in the same day. At that time they had used the opposite runway. Traffic was light. No reference was made to the airport chart during taxi. The first officer was busy taking care of secondary duties relative to weight and balance and aircraft performance computations during the taxi.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW TAXIES TOWARD THE WRONG RWY CROSSING TWO ACTIVE RWYS IN THE PROCESS. THE TWR CTLR NOTICES AND REISSUES A CLRNC TO THE CORRECT RWY.

Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC FROM SBA GND CONTROL TO TAXI TO RWY 25. WE MISTAKENLY TAXIED TO RWY 07 AND IM THE PROCESS CROSS RWY 15L/R WITHOUT CLRNC. NO TFC WAS USING RWY 15L/R AT THE TIME. SBA TWR OBSERVED OUR MISTAKE AND RE-CLEARED US TO TAXI TO RWY 25. NO OTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWIN INFO: THAT THE CREW HAD BEEN TO THIS ARPT PREVIOUSLY IN THE SAME DAY. AT THAT TIME THEY HAD USED THE OPPOSITE RWY. TFC WAS LIGHT. NO REFERENCE WAS MADE TO THE ARPT CHART DURING TAXI. THE FO WAS BUSY TAKING CARE OF SECONDARY DUTIES RELATIVE TO WEIGHT AND BALANCE AND ACFT PERFORMANCE COMPUTATIONS DURING THE TAXI.

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.