Cessna 550 flight crew inadvertently taxied onto active runway which they were instructed to hold sh...

Attributes
ACN	547839
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3350 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	547839
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing out for departure at phl. Taxi instructions were taxi to runway 35 via taxiway a to D hold short of runway 26 on D. Turning on to taxiway D from a, we started looking for the hold short lines, but due to light rain falling and rain on the windscreen we did not see the hold short line and taxied onto runway 26 which was an active runway. Realizing this we cleared the runway. Before we could contact ground to tell them, they contacted us. Contributing factors are unfamiliar airport, light rain falling, limited forward visibility, and crew dividing attention between taxiing and ground vehicle's operation around taxiway a and D.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 550 FLC INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY WHICH THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF DURING TAXI OUT.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT FOR DEP AT PHL. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TAXI TO RWY 35 VIA TXWY A TO D HOLD SHORT OF RWY 26 ON D. TURNING ON TO TXWY D FROM A, WE STARTED LOOKING FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINES, BUT DUE TO LIGHT RAIN FALLING AND RAIN ON THE WINDSCREEN WE DID NOT SEE THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND TAXIED ONTO RWY 26 WHICH WAS AN ACTIVE RWY. REALIZING THIS WE CLRED THE RWY. BEFORE WE COULD CONTACT GND TO TELL THEM, THEY CONTACTED US. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE UNFAMILIAR ARPT, LIGHT RAIN FALLING, LIMITED FORWARD VISIBILITY, AND CREW DIVIDING ATTENTION BETWEEN TAXIING AND GND VEHICLE'S OP AROUND TXWY A AND D.

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.

Cessna 550 flight crew inadvertently taxied onto active runway which they were instructed to hold short of during taxi out.