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Piper PA31 pilot misinterpreted ground controller instruction to cross runway causing another aircraft to be sent around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ilg.airport |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ilg.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ilg.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3750 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 562786 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was at ilg to have some radio work completed. I called ground for my taxi instructions and was told to taxi to and hold short of runway 1 on taxiway K. This I did, but then my radios started to fade in and out, so I switched to the overhead speaker. When I did, I thought I heard the controller say 'follow the traffic line.' I thought he meant to cross the runway. This was wrong because there was an aircraft on a 1 mi final which was told to go around. I should have asked for clarification before going across the runway. In the future I will be extra careful when I hear instructions that do not seem to make sense.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA31 PLT MISINTERPRETED GND CTLR INSTRUCTION TO CROSS RWY CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO BE SENT AROUND.
Narrative: I WAS AT ILG TO HAVE SOME RADIO WORK COMPLETED. I CALLED GND FOR MY TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 1 ON TXWY K. THIS I DID, BUT THEN MY RADIOS STARTED TO FADE IN AND OUT, SO I SWITCHED TO THE OVERHEAD SPEAKER. WHEN I DID, I THOUGHT I HEARD THE CTLR SAY 'FOLLOW THE TFC LINE.' I THOUGHT HE MEANT TO CROSS THE RWY. THIS WAS WRONG BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACFT ON A 1 MI FINAL WHICH WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION BEFORE GOING ACROSS THE RWY. IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN I HEAR INSTRUCTIONS THAT DO NOT SEEM TO MAKE SENSE.
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.