PLT DEV TAXIED ON TO ACTIVE RWY DUE TO POOR HOLD MARKING IN CONSTRUCTION AREA.

Date: 1995-06 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|ground-incursion-runway|other-unspecified

Synopsis

PLT DEV TAXIED ON TO ACTIVE RWY DUE TO POOR HOLD MARKING IN CONSTRUCTION AREA.

Narrative

ON A RETURN TRIP FROM BURBANK TO TEXAS; I STOPPED AT ABQ FOR FOOD AND FUEL. THERE WERE MANY RWY AND TXWY CLOSURES DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT THE ARPT. FROM THE GA AREA; AFTER REFUELING; I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 08 VIA RWY 30 WHICH WAS CLOSED. RWY 30 HAD BLACK PAINT COVERING ALL OF THE NORMAL RWY MARKINGS. BECAUSE IT WAS EVENING WITH A CLR SKY; I HAD THE SUN IN MY FACE AS I TAXIED W ON RWY 30. AS I APCHED RWY 08; I SAW OUT THE SIDE OF MY COCKPIT A YELLOW HOLD LINE GO PAST AS I TAXIED ACROSS IT. I IMMEDIATELY MADE A SHARP L 180 DEG TURN (AWAY FROM RWY 08) AND GOT BACK BEHIND THE HOLD LINE TO DO MY RUN UP. I WONDERED HOW I MISSED IT; AS I HAD BEEN TAXIING SLOWLY AND LOOKING FOR MARKINGS. WHEN I GOT BACK BEHIND THE LINE; IT BECAME APPARENT THAT YOU COULD NOT SEE THE YELLOW AT ALL UNTIL YOU WERE PAST IT; BECAUSE THE YELLOW WAS PAINTED ON TOP OF A THICK BLACK PAINT LINE THAT SPANNED THE RWY. WITH THE SUN; ALL THAT COULD BE SEEN WAS GLARE; AND NOTHING ELSE. THERE WAS NO CLOSE CALL; AND GND CTL DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY ACTIONS. I BELIEVE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH THE YELLOW IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE PAVEMENT; AND NOT ON TOP OF A WIDE BLACK LINE; BUT I CAN'T BE SURE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.