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C172 pilot began takeoff roll on wrong runway; but was stopped by tower controller. Reporter claims shared runway thresholds and faded runway markings contributed to incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 684623 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yip.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 109 flight time type : 97 |
| ASRS Report | 684623 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | markings : yip.airport signage : yip.airport |
Narrative:
I was cleared to take off on runway 9R. The thresholds for runways 9R and 5R are in the same spot. As the markings are somewhat faded; I unintentionally lined up on runway 5R. Tower immediately asked me to stop upon my starting the takeoff run and directed me to the correct runway. Given the fact that runways 9R and 5R have a common threshold; and the similarity of the markings for numbers '9' and '5;' under certain lighting conditions and for somebody new to this airport; it is very easy to line-up on the wrong runway. Runway markings must be improved and better signage put in place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT BEGAN TKOF ROLL ON WRONG RWY; BUT WAS STOPPED BY TWR CTLR. RPTR CLAIMS SHARED RWY THRESHOLDS AND FADED RWY MARKINGS CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 9R. THE THRESHOLDS FOR RWYS 9R AND 5R ARE IN THE SAME SPOT. AS THE MARKINGS ARE SOMEWHAT FADED; I UNINTENTIONALLY LINED UP ON RWY 5R. TWR IMMEDIATELY ASKED ME TO STOP UPON MY STARTING THE TKOF RUN AND DIRECTED ME TO THE CORRECT RWY. GIVEN THE FACT THAT RWYS 9R AND 5R HAVE A COMMON THRESHOLD; AND THE SIMILARITY OF THE MARKINGS FOR NUMBERS '9' AND '5;' UNDER CERTAIN LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND FOR SOMEBODY NEW TO THIS ARPT; IT IS VERY EASY TO LINE-UP ON THE WRONG RWY. RWY MARKINGS MUST BE IMPROVED AND BETTER SIGNAGE PUT IN PLACE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.