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A B737-300 crew, taxiing for takeoff at mci, taxied into position on the wrong runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539578 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vgt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 539578 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 540084 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were given taxi instructions by mci ground to taxi to runway 27 'due to flow.' first officer ran the takeoff data for runway 27. We did a pretkof checklist and switched to tower frequency and advised them we were ready for departure. Tower told us to 'hold short.' we held short. Mci tower then told us to 'taxi into position and hold.' we read back the clearance and taxied into position on runway 9. As I aligned the aircraft on the centerline, I noted the RMI on a 090 degree heading, realized my mistake and exited the runway. I spoke with the mci ATC supervisor on ground frequency. He informed us that there was not a conflict and told us to have a good day. We gratefully thanked him for his assistance. I had it in my mind that we were taxiing to runway 27, when we were actually taxiing to runway 9. I usually have my page on the yoke clip, but today I did not. I feel that I allowed myself to focus too much on the takeoff data and checklist rather than stepping back to assure I was going to the correct runway. Also, I will be doublechking my heading and runway numbers before I cross any hold short line in the future. By runway numbers, I mean the ones painted on the runway. Supplemental information from acn 540084: the position and hold clearance was read back and we completed the checklist. Upon taxiing into position, the captain said we were on runway 9, and made a 180 degree turn to exit the runway. As we were turning around, the tower called to tell us we were on runway 9 and to clear the runway. Having covered both my HSI and RMI indications, I was not in a very good position to know where we were going. Having the plate in front of me, but not really following along didn't help much either.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT MCI, TAXIED INTO POS ON THE WRONG RWY.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS BY MCI GND TO TAXI TO RWY 27 'DUE TO FLOW.' FO RAN THE TKOF DATA FOR RWY 27. WE DID A PRETKOF CHKLIST AND SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND ADVISED THEM WE WERE READY FOR DEP. TWR TOLD US TO 'HOLD SHORT.' WE HELD SHORT. MCI TWR THEN TOLD US TO 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD.' WE READ BACK THE CLRNC AND TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 9. AS I ALIGNED THE ACFT ON THE CTRLINE, I NOTED THE RMI ON A 090 DEG HDG, REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND EXITED THE RWY. I SPOKE WITH THE MCI ATC SUPVR ON GND FREQ. HE INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS NOT A CONFLICT AND TOLD US TO HAVE A GOOD DAY. WE GRATEFULLY THANKED HIM FOR HIS ASSISTANCE. I HAD IT IN MY MIND THAT WE WERE TAXIING TO RWY 27, WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY TAXIING TO RWY 9. I USUALLY HAVE MY PAGE ON THE YOKE CLIP, BUT TODAY I DID NOT. I FEEL THAT I ALLOWED MYSELF TO FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THE TKOF DATA AND CHKLIST RATHER THAN STEPPING BACK TO ASSURE I WAS GOING TO THE CORRECT RWY. ALSO, I WILL BE DOUBLECHKING MY HDG AND RWY NUMBERS BEFORE I CROSS ANY HOLD SHORT LINE IN THE FUTURE. BY RWY NUMBERS, I MEAN THE ONES PAINTED ON THE RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 540084: THE POS AND HOLD CLRNC WAS READ BACK AND WE COMPLETED THE CHKLIST. UPON TAXIING INTO POS, THE CAPT SAID WE WERE ON RWY 9, AND MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO EXIT THE RWY. AS WE WERE TURNING AROUND, THE TWR CALLED TO TELL US WE WERE ON RWY 9 AND TO CLR THE RWY. HAVING COVERED BOTH MY HSI AND RMI INDICATIONS, I WAS NOT IN A VERY GOOD POS TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE GOING. HAVING THE PLATE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT NOT REALLY FOLLOWING ALONG DIDN'T HELP MUCH EITHER.
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.