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An air carrier pilot exited rap runway 32L on to runway 5/23 mistaking the runway for a taxiway because the commercial airport diagram shading indicates a taxiway adjacent to the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 807539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rap.airport |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 807539 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
We landed from an ILS on runway 32 in rap. I'd briefed the runway length; approach light system and a left turnoff at the end or at one of the taxiways before; depending on braking and touchdown. Upon landing rollout; I executed a left turn as briefed; but instead of turning onto the taxiway I expected to see just after the crossing runway; I turned left onto the runway. The commercial chart taxiway diagram indicates a shaded area parallel to that runway (it looks like a taxiway on the diagram) just north of the crossing runway; and I thought I was turning onto that. Instead; I turned onto runway 23 and was chastised by tower. I apologized for my error; and we taxied to the gate without further incident. This problem arose due to the low visibility and inaccurate taxiway diagram; and a contributing factor was my error to recognize that I was turning onto a crossing runway; despite the lights and visual cues. No real excuse for the latter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PILOT EXITED RAP RWY 32L ON TO RWY 5/23 MISTAKING THE RWY FOR A TXWY BECAUSE THE COMMERCIAL ARPT DIAGRAM SHADING INDICATES A TXWY ADJACENT TO THE RWY.
Narrative: WE LANDED FROM AN ILS ON RUNWAY 32 IN RAP. I'D BRIEFED THE RUNWAY LENGTH; APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM AND A LEFT TURNOFF AT THE END OR AT ONE OF THE TAXIWAYS BEFORE; DEPENDING ON BRAKING AND TOUCHDOWN. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT; I EXECUTED A LEFT TURN AS BRIEFED; BUT INSTEAD OF TURNING ONTO THE TAXIWAY I EXPECTED TO SEE JUST AFTER THE CROSSING RUNWAY; I TURNED LEFT ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE COMMERCIAL CHART TAXIWAY DIAGRAM INDICATES A SHADED AREA PARALLEL TO THAT RUNWAY (IT LOOKS LIKE A TAXIWAY ON THE DIAGRAM) JUST NORTH OF THE CROSSING RUNWAY; AND I THOUGHT I WAS TURNING ONTO THAT. INSTEAD; I TURNED ONTO RUNWAY 23 AND WAS CHASTISED BY TOWER. I APOLOGIZED FOR MY ERROR; AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM AROSE DUE TO THE LOW VISIBILITY AND INACCURATE TAXIWAY DIAGRAM; AND A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS MY ERROR TO RECOGNIZE THAT I WAS TURNING ONTO A CROSSING RUNWAY; DESPITE THE LIGHTS AND VISUAL CUES. NO REAL EXCUSE FOR THE LATTER.
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.