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An S80 flight crew crosses the active runway, runway 4, their assigned runway, without clearance on a foggy night operation in hou, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 535750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 535749 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: hou. We were cleared to taxi to runway 4 on taxiway G. The RVR was 3000 ft, poor visibility. I taxied past runway 4 as I was slightly confused with the signs and the visibility. I could see the runway off to the left. Apparently the end of the runway touches the taxiway though to me this was not apparent at the time. Thus, I mistakenly taxied past my runway while at the same time crossing the approach end. No problems with conflicting traffic. We turned around at the end of taxiway G and returned to takeoff on runway 4. I mention this to highlight the proximity of runway 4 to the taxiway. More diligence on my part would have avoided this mistake. Supplemental information from acn 535749: running the required checklist and briefings, we inadvertently crossed the active runway at the approach end. No conflict occurred. Ground control was notified and cleared us for a 180 degree turn and to hold short of runway 4.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLC CROSSES THE ACTIVE RWY, RWY 4, THEIR ASSIGNED RWY, WITHOUT CLRNC ON A FOGGY NIGHT OP IN HOU, TX.
Narrative: LOCATION: HOU. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 4 ON TXWY G. THE RVR WAS 3000 FT, POOR VISIBILITY. I TAXIED PAST RWY 4 AS I WAS SLIGHTLY CONFUSED WITH THE SIGNS AND THE VISIBILITY. I COULD SEE THE RWY OFF TO THE L. APPARENTLY THE END OF THE RWY TOUCHES THE TXWY THOUGH TO ME THIS WAS NOT APPARENT AT THE TIME. THUS, I MISTAKENLY TAXIED PAST MY RWY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME XING THE APCH END. NO PROBS WITH CONFLICTING TFC. WE TURNED AROUND AT THE END OF TXWY G AND RETURNED TO TKOF ON RWY 4. I MENTION THIS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROX OF RWY 4 TO THE TXWY. MORE DILIGENCE ON MY PART WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS MISTAKE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 535749: RUNNING THE REQUIRED CHKLIST AND BRIEFINGS, WE INADVERTENTLY CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY AT THE APCH END. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. GND CTL WAS NOTIFIED AND CLRED US FOR A 180 DEG TURN AND TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4.
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.