<< >> NASA ASRS Report 536300, January 2002

An H25C crew, taxiing for takeoff at phx, when told to taxi into position, lined up on the taxiway instead of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	536300
Time
Date	200201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : efd.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 1-600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	536300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I lined up and attempted to take off from a taxiway located between phx airports runway 7L and 7R. My takeoff clearance was canceled by an alert tower. My backgnd: I'm a trained military mishap aircraft accident investigator. I have been going through my mind what factors would lead me, a conservative, by-the-book pilot, to line up on a taxiway in daylight? I crossed runway 7L getting clearance from tower to position and hold. Captain was entering data in FMS. I felt rushed as plane was approaching to land. I have received superb training, and work for a safe company that stresses safety, crew procedures, etc. I suspect the main factor was long term fatigue which prevented me from breaking the mishap chain as I allowed myself to become rushed during the last min before entering the phx taxiway. The captain also is experienced. Only the alert phx tower stopped us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN H25C CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT PHX, WHEN TOLD TO TAXI INTO POS, LINED UP ON THE TXWY INSTEAD OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I LINED UP AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A TXWY LOCATED BTWN PHX ARPTS RWY 7L AND 7R. MY TKOF CLRNC WAS CANCELED BY AN ALERT TWR. MY BACKGND: I'M A TRAINED MIL MISHAP ACFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH MY MIND WHAT FACTORS WOULD LEAD ME, A CONSERVATIVE, BY-THE-BOOK PLT, TO LINE UP ON A TXWY IN DAYLIGHT? I CROSSED RWY 7L GETTING CLRNC FROM TWR TO POS AND HOLD. CAPT WAS ENTERING DATA IN FMS. I FELT RUSHED AS PLANE WAS APCHING TO LAND. I HAVE RECEIVED SUPERB TRAINING, AND WORK FOR A SAFE COMPANY THAT STRESSES SAFETY, CREW PROCS, ETC. I SUSPECT THE MAIN FACTOR WAS LONG TERM FATIGUE WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM BREAKING THE MISHAP CHAIN AS I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME RUSHED DURING THE LAST MIN BEFORE ENTERING THE PHX TXWY. THE CAPT ALSO IS EXPERIENCED. ONLY THE ALERT PHX TWR STOPPED US.

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.