Narrative:

During our taxi to runway 15R at bwi we were instructed by ground to taxi via taxiway C and P to runway 15R. It was raining slightly at dawn making the pavement glossy and markings difficult to see. Our aircraft was lined up with taxiway C so we taxied straight to P and ended up on runway 4/22; which was inactive; at the time we immediately recognized the mistake and notified ground. Ground instructed us to taxi via taxiway P1 and taxiway P to runway 15R which was complied with and there was no further incident. There are no hold short lights or bars at the intersection of taxiway C or runway 4/22. With the glossy pavement we never noticed crossing a hold short line. The captain was on day 6 of working a reserve line and the first officer was on day 1. The trip was a cdo (continuous duty overnight) where we got to the hotel and had to wake 5 hours and 20 mins later for a van. I was tired but felt fit to fly despite switching from 4 days of early shows to a late release to a late show and early release (captain). I feel that the addition of hold short lights and a hold short bar would have prevented this. Also marking taxiway C and runway 4/22 as a hot spot would have given us some warning. I also feel that being on a cdo after working a normal schedule had made me more tired than I had realized. Despite briefing the first officer on the taxi routing this mistake occurred; so I also feel that extra caution is needed when there are wet surfaces that may impair your ability to see pavement markings.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PLT RPTS TAXIING ONTO RWY 4/22 AT TXWY C AFTER MISSING TXWY P BECAUSE OF A WET SURFACE AND NO HOLD SHORT LIGHTS BEFORE RWY 4/22 ENTRY.

Narrative: DURING OUR TAXI TO RWY 15R AT BWI WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY GND TO TAXI VIA TXWY C AND P TO RWY 15R. IT WAS RAINING SLIGHTLY AT DAWN MAKING THE PAVEMENT GLOSSY AND MARKINGS DIFFICULT TO SEE. OUR ACFT WAS LINED UP WITH TXWY C SO WE TAXIED STRAIGHT TO P AND ENDED UP ON RWY 4/22; WHICH WAS INACTIVE; AT THE TIME WE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE MISTAKE AND NOTIFIED GND. GND INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI VIA TXWY P1 AND TXWY P TO RWY 15R WHICH WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE ARE NO HOLD SHORT LIGHTS OR BARS AT THE INTXN OF TXWY C OR RWY 4/22. WITH THE GLOSSY PAVEMENT WE NEVER NOTICED CROSSING A HOLD SHORT LINE. THE CAPT WAS ON DAY 6 OF WORKING A RESERVE LINE AND THE FO WAS ON DAY 1. THE TRIP WAS A CDO (CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT) WHERE WE GOT TO THE HOTEL AND HAD TO WAKE 5 HRS AND 20 MINS LATER FOR A VAN. I WAS TIRED BUT FELT FIT TO FLY DESPITE SWITCHING FROM 4 DAYS OF EARLY SHOWS TO A LATE RELEASE TO A LATE SHOW AND EARLY RELEASE (CAPT). I FEEL THAT THE ADDITION OF HOLD SHORT LIGHTS AND A HOLD SHORT BAR WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. ALSO MARKING TXWY C AND RWY 4/22 AS A HOT SPOT WOULD HAVE GIVEN US SOME WARNING. I ALSO FEEL THAT BEING ON A CDO AFTER WORKING A NORMAL SCHEDULE HAD MADE ME MORE TIRED THAN I HAD REALIZED. DESPITE BRIEFING THE FO ON THE TAXI ROUTING THIS MISTAKE OCCURRED; SO I ALSO FEEL THAT EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN THERE ARE WET SURFACES THAT MAY IMPAIR YOUR ABILITY TO SEE PAVEMENT MARKINGS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.