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B737-500 crew taxied onto a taxiway that was restr to aircraft with a wing span of 94 ft. The aircraft had a wing span of 94 ft 9 inches.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603664 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 603664 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 223 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 603666 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared to land runway 22L at mdw. The first officer was flying. He did an outstanding job touching down firmly yet smoothly just prior to the 1000 ft mark and decelerated quickly. As we rolled out and approached 80 KTS, I, reporter, captain, PNF, prepared to take control of the aircraft. We had a light, 91000 pound, -500 and we decelerated more quickly than I anticipated. Normally, I would take the high speed turnoff 'D.' however, this time, at taxi speed I was committed to entering 'F' before I realized I was not at 'D.' I should have paid more attention to the taxiway signs. When we told ground control where we were, he asked if we could proceed, we said we could and continued to the gate uneventfully. Our -500 jet weighed 91000 pounds, well under the 95000 pound limit for taxiway F. However, our wing span exceeded the 94 ft limit by 9 inches. Next time, I will brief the first officer to make sure I bypass taxiway F.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-500 CREW TAXIED ONTO A TXWY THAT WAS RESTR TO ACFT WITH A WING SPAN OF 94 FT. THE ACFT HAD A WING SPAN OF 94 FT 9 INCHES.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 22L AT MDW. THE FO WAS FLYING. HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB TOUCHING DOWN FIRMLY YET SMOOTHLY JUST PRIOR TO THE 1000 FT MARK AND DECELERATED QUICKLY. AS WE ROLLED OUT AND APCHED 80 KTS, I, RPTR, CAPT, PNF, PREPARED TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT. WE HAD A LIGHT, 91000 LB, -500 AND WE DECELERATED MORE QUICKLY THAN I ANTICIPATED. NORMALLY, I WOULD TAKE THE HIGH SPD TURNOFF 'D.' HOWEVER, THIS TIME, AT TAXI SPD I WAS COMMITTED TO ENTERING 'F' BEFORE I REALIZED I WAS NOT AT 'D.' I SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTN TO THE TXWY SIGNS. WHEN WE TOLD GND CTL WHERE WE WERE, HE ASKED IF WE COULD PROCEED, WE SAID WE COULD AND CONTINUED TO THE GATE UNEVENTFULLY. OUR -500 JET WEIGHED 91000 LBS, WELL UNDER THE 95000 LB LIMIT FOR TXWY F. HOWEVER, OUR WING SPAN EXCEEDED THE 94 FT LIMIT BY 9 INCHES. NEXT TIME, I WILL BRIEF THE FO TO MAKE SURE I BYPASS TXWY F.
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.