<< >> NASA ASRS Report 620498, June 2004

A B737-200 flight crew enters runway 11-29 which was closed for resurfacing while positioning their aircraft for takeoff on runway 20 at yak, ak.

Attributes
ACN	620498
Time
Date	200406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yak.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
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
ASRS Report	620498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	620643
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On taxi out for takeoff on runway 20 in yak, I inadvertently taxied onto runway 11/29 which was closed for resurfacing. Our takeoff weight was close to maximum for the departure runway 20 and I was focused on positioning the aircraft to take advantage of all available runway surface. There was not any construction activity on runway 11/29 on or near the area where I maneuvered the aircraft, and the runway surface was untouched and completely intact. With a mind set to maximize the takeoff distance, I unknowingly taxied over a portion of runway 11/29 while maneuvering into the takeoff position. The first officer was reading the checklist and did not have an opportunity to warn me about the area in which I was maneuvering until we had already taxied over the closed runway. I am very cognizant of my mistake and am confident that a similar mistake will not take place again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 FLT CREW ENTERS RWY 11-29 WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING WHILE POSITIONING THEIR ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 20 AT YAK, AK.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT FOR TKOF ON RWY 20 IN YAK, I INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO RWY 11/29 WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING. OUR TKOF WT WAS CLOSE TO MAX FOR THE DEP RWY 20 AND I WAS FOCUSED ON POSITIONING THE ACFT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL AVAILABLE RWY SURFACE. THERE WAS NOT ANY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY ON RWY 11/29 ON OR NEAR THE AREA WHERE I MANEUVERED THE ACFT, AND THE RWY SURFACE WAS UNTOUCHED AND COMPLETELY INTACT. WITH A MIND SET TO MAXIMIZE THE TKOF DISTANCE, I UNKNOWINGLY TAXIED OVER A PORTION OF RWY 11/29 WHILE MANEUVERING INTO THE TKOF POS. THE FO WAS READING THE CHKLIST AND DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WARN ME ABOUT THE AREA IN WHICH I WAS MANEUVERING UNTIL WE HAD ALREADY TAXIED OVER THE CLOSED RWY. I AM VERY COGNIZANT OF MY MISTAKE AND AM CONFIDENT THAT A SIMILAR MISTAKE WILL NOT TAKE PLACE AGAIN.

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.