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PA28 pilot taxies onto occupied runway by mistake then receives further clearance to exit via a taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 636209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmi.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : egkk.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 123.5 |
| ASRS Report | 636209 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| 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 had just computed a 4 hour cross country, flight and had just landed. I landed on runway 22 with the intention of turning off at taxiway C. However, tower instructed me to continue taxiing down runway 22 and turn off on runway 14R. I was fairly anxious to get out of the plane and the only part that really stuck in my head was the word 'right.' I looked at the runway marker sign ahead of me and saw 'runway 32R/14L,' and I just spaced out for a second and turned right there as I switched over to ground as tower had instructed. I was a little confused when I saw another plane sitting down at the end of the runway waiting to takeoff. Ground told me that I turned onto runway 14L instead of runway 14R and to just turn onto taxiway B to get to runway 14R. I did just that and waited for that plane to take off before tower cleared me back to the ramp. I perceive that this happened because I was tired and anxious for the flight to be over. Thankfully nothing more than my turning too soon happened and ground told me not to worry, that it wasn't a problem. Next time I will be sure to keep my wits about me until the engine is shut down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 PLT TAXIES ONTO OCCUPIED RWY BY MISTAKE THEN RECEIVES FURTHER CLRNC TO EXIT VIA A TXWY.
Narrative: I HAD JUST COMPUTED A 4 HR XCOUNTRY, FLT AND HAD JUST LANDED. I LANDED ON RWY 22 WITH THE INTENTION OF TURNING OFF AT TXWY C. HOWEVER, TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTINUE TAXIING DOWN RWY 22 AND TURN OFF ON RWY 14R. I WAS FAIRLY ANXIOUS TO GET OUT OF THE PLANE AND THE ONLY PART THAT REALLY STUCK IN MY HEAD WAS THE WORD 'RIGHT.' I LOOKED AT THE RWY MARKER SIGN AHEAD OF ME AND SAW 'RWY 32R/14L,' AND I JUST SPACED OUT FOR A SECOND AND TURNED R THERE AS I SWITCHED OVER TO GND AS TWR HAD INSTRUCTED. I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED WHEN I SAW ANOTHER PLANE SITTING DOWN AT THE END OF THE RWY WAITING TO TKOF. GND TOLD ME THAT I TURNED ONTO RWY 14L INSTEAD OF RWY 14R AND TO JUST TURN ONTO TXWY B TO GET TO RWY 14R. I DID JUST THAT AND WAITED FOR THAT PLANE TO TAKE OFF BEFORE TWR CLRED ME BACK TO THE RAMP. I PERCEIVE THAT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS TIRED AND ANXIOUS FOR THE FLT TO BE OVER. THANKFULLY NOTHING MORE THAN MY TURNING TOO SOON HAPPENED AND GND TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, THAT IT WASN'T A PROB. NEXT TIME I WILL BE SURE TO KEEP MY WITS ABOUT ME UNTIL THE ENG IS SHUT DOWN.
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.