Airline captain walks across airport movement area without permission.

Attributes
ACN	86938
Time
Date	198805
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	86938
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My curiosity to see the air carrier airplane at maui overcame me, so I walked towards it on the ramp until I reached taxiway B. I looked both ways and at the tower and crossed the taxiway to runway 5/23. I again looked both ways and at the tower. I thought I saw a green light, maybe a reflection of the beacon, so I crossed the runway and proceeded towards the airplane. As I approached the airplane I was met by 2 security guards--one amused the other officious and alarmed. What was I doing there? I came to see the airplane. How did I get there? I walked. They assured me I couldn't go back the same way, so they let me out through a nearby gate and pointed me towards the main airport entrance. As I had no idea how far I had to go, I walked as fast as my short, powerful legs would carry me and got to my airplane in plenty of time for a scheduled departure. Another security guard came to my airplane to lecture me further on twilight walks in areas where his force might be embarrassed. We exchanged names and he left me properly contrite and hastened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRLINE CAPT WALKS ACROSS ARPT MOVEMENT AREA WITHOUT PERMISSION.

Narrative: MY CURIOSITY TO SEE THE ACR AIRPLANE AT MAUI OVERCAME ME, SO I WALKED TOWARDS IT ON THE RAMP UNTIL I REACHED TXWY B. I LOOKED BOTH WAYS AND AT THE TWR AND CROSSED THE TXWY TO RWY 5/23. I AGAIN LOOKED BOTH WAYS AND AT THE TWR. I THOUGHT I SAW A GREEN LIGHT, MAYBE A REFLECTION OF THE BEACON, SO I CROSSED THE RWY AND PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE. AS I APCHED THE AIRPLANE I WAS MET BY 2 SECURITY GUARDS--ONE AMUSED THE OTHER OFFICIOUS AND ALARMED. WHAT WAS I DOING THERE? I CAME TO SEE THE AIRPLANE. HOW DID I GET THERE? I WALKED. THEY ASSURED ME I COULDN'T GO BACK THE SAME WAY, SO THEY LET ME OUT THROUGH A NEARBY GATE AND POINTED ME TOWARDS THE MAIN ARPT ENTRANCE. AS I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAR I HAD TO GO, I WALKED AS FAST AS MY SHORT, POWERFUL LEGS WOULD CARRY ME AND GOT TO MY AIRPLANE IN PLENTY OF TIME FOR A SCHEDULED DEP. ANOTHER SECURITY GUARD CAME TO MY AIRPLANE TO LECTURE ME FURTHER ON TWILIGHT WALKS IN AREAS WHERE HIS FORCE MIGHT BE EMBARRASSED. WE EXCHANGED NAMES AND HE LEFT ME PROPERLY CONTRITE AND HASTENED.

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