A near runway incursion as a B737 flight crew stops just short of the hold line for runway 3L on tax...

Attributes
ACN	611883
Time
Date	200403
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ptw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	611883
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain taxiing to runway 3L from gate via txwys F and M and missed taxiway M and almost taxied onto runway 3L but we did hold short. No conflicts though. Incorrect taxi. Taxiway markings are poor taxiing to runway 3L at dtw. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: first officer was angry with himself for allowing this incident to occur. The airline had not been operating into dtw for about 2 yrs and the crew felt that there were many changes made since their last entry into dtw. First officer admits to being preoccupied with checklists and punching the PA button for a PA announcement to the passenger and the flight attendants. Looking up he was able to see that the PIC had missed the turn to taxiway M and he yelled 'stop!' with the flight not at the hold line. He feels that the captain misidented taxiway M since it looked like a road, being narrower in width than taxiway F. He admitted that he files many reports so as to cover himself in case of any questions related to his performance. He feels that the captain just wasn't paying that much attention to the route. A call to the facility supervisor netted a negative response as to any recent events that have occurred in that area, HS3. He replied 'no...at least not on my shift....'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NEAR RWY INCURSION AS A B737 FLT CREW STOPS JUST SHORT OF THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 3L ON TXWY F AFTER MISSING THE TURN TO TXWY M AT DTW, MI.

Narrative: CAPT TAXIING TO RWY 3L FROM GATE VIA TXWYS F AND M AND MISSED TXWY M AND ALMOST TAXIED ONTO RWY 3L BUT WE DID HOLD SHORT. NO CONFLICTS THOUGH. INCORRECT TAXI. TXWY MARKINGS ARE POOR TAXIING TO RWY 3L AT DTW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FO WAS ANGRY WITH HIMSELF FOR ALLOWING THIS INCIDENT TO OCCUR. THE AIRLINE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATING INTO DTW FOR ABOUT 2 YRS AND THE CREW FELT THAT THERE WERE MANY CHANGES MADE SINCE THEIR LAST ENTRY INTO DTW. FO ADMITS TO BEING PREOCCUPIED WITH CHKLISTS AND PUNCHING THE PA BUTTON FOR A PA ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PAX AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS. LOOKING UP HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THE PIC HAD MISSED THE TURN TO TXWY M AND HE YELLED 'STOP!' WITH THE FLT NOT AT THE HOLD LINE. HE FEELS THAT THE CAPT MISIDENTED TXWY M SINCE IT LOOKED LIKE A ROAD, BEING NARROWER IN WIDTH THAN TXWY F. HE ADMITTED THAT HE FILES MANY RPTS SO AS TO COVER HIMSELF IN CASE OF ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO HIS PERFORMANCE. HE FEELS THAT THE CAPT JUST WASN'T PAYING THAT MUCH ATTN TO THE RTE. A CALL TO THE FACILITY SUPVR NETTED A NEGATIVE RESPONSE AS TO ANY RECENT EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THAT AREA, HS3. HE REPLIED 'NO...AT LEAST NOT ON MY SHIFT....'

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.

A near runway incursion as a B737 flight crew stops just short of the hold line for runway 3L on taxiway F after missing the turn to taxiway M at dtw, mi.