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An air carrier captain reported taxiing onto tri runway 9/27 at taxiway C because of confusion at the runaway 9/27; 5/23 and taxiway C intersection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 887258 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TRI.Airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Due to construction on taxiway a; we were issued a taxi clearance to taxi to runway 23 via taxiway C; taxiway right hold short of runway 23. As we approached runway 23 on taxiway C to hold short; a gulfstream was touching down. As it passed ATC cleared us across runway 23 and taxi via C and left on taxiway right. As we were crossing ATC transmitted instructions of 'left turn'. Not knowing who the transmition was for I stopped and then realized we were taxiing on runway 9-27. We still had room to exit 9-27; onto taxiway C; but ATC directed us to taxi on 27 with a left turn on taxiway right. While holding short of runway 23 on taxiway C; the aircraft is facing southeast. In order to taxi the aircraft onto taxiway C on the other side of 23 it is necessary to make a hard turn to the left and back taxi slightly on 23 to make the right onto C. When I started my taxi across 23 I made a left turn but not enough to avoid taxiing on runway 27. It would be helpful if there was a 'hot spot' note on the airport diagram. ATC did say after the occurence that it is a 'tricky' taxi. Clear taxi instructions that comment about the intersection would also be helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier Captain reported taxiing onto TRI Runway 9/27 at Taxiway C because of confusion at the Runaway 9/27; 5/23 and Taxiway C intersection.
Narrative: Due to construction on Taxiway A; we were issued a taxi clearance to taxi to Runway 23 via Taxiway C; Taxiway R hold short of Runway 23. As we approached Runway 23 on Taxiway C to hold short; a Gulfstream was touching down. As it passed ATC cleared us across Runway 23 and taxi via C and left on Taxiway R. As we were crossing ATC transmitted instructions of 'left turn'. Not knowing who the transmition was for I stopped and then realized we were taxiing on Runway 9-27. We still had room to exit 9-27; onto Taxiway C; but ATC directed us to taxi on 27 with a left turn on Taxiway R. While holding short of Runway 23 on Taxiway C; the aircraft is facing southeast. In order to taxi the aircraft onto Taxiway C on the other side of 23 it is necessary to make a hard turn to the left and back taxi slightly on 23 to make the right onto C. When I started my taxi across 23 I made a left turn but not enough to avoid taxiing on Runway 27. It would be helpful if there was a 'hot spot' note on the airport diagram. ATC did say after the occurence that it is a 'tricky' taxi. Clear taxi instructions that comment about the intersection would also be helpful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.