RWY INCURSION. A PA32 CARGO PLT TAXIES PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 7L AT PHX; AZ.
Synopsis
RWY INCURSION. A PA32 CARGO PLT TAXIES PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 7L AT PHX; AZ.
Narrative
LANDED ON RWY 7R AT PHX; MADE A L TURN AT TXWY F; AND WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 7L AT F7. I MADE A L TURN ON F7 LOOKING FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINES. COULD NOT SEE THE HOLD SHORT LINES DUE TO DARKNESS; BUT COULD SEE WHERE THE RWY WAS LOCATED. I KEPT SLOWLY TAXIING TOWARD THE RWY LOOKING FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINES. THEN I STOPPED BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE RWY. AT THE SAME TIME GND CTL TOLD ME TO STOP. I'VE PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINES; THEY TOLD ME OVER THE RADIO. THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RWY INCURSION AND TOOK DOWN A RPT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE AREA COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER LIGHTED. CONDITIONS: RWY AND TXWYS WERE WET DUE TO RAIN EARLIER. FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE: FLEW FROM PHX TO YUMA; IN THE MORNING. THEN I HAD TO FLY FROM YUMA. TO BLH CA; TO PICK UP ANOTHER AIRPLANE. HAD TO WAIT FOR 3 HRS BEFORE ACFT ARR AT BLH. DEPARTED BLH; CA AT XA38 PM; MOUNTAIN TIME AND ARRIVED AT YUMA; AT XB15 PM LCL TIME. DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE HOTEL UNTIL XC00 LCL TIME; DID NOT GET MUCH REST; HAD TO BE BACK AT ARPT AT XE30 PM; HAD TO WAIT FOR 3 HRS FOR DEP FOR GND STOP FOR WX AT PHX; DID NOT DEPART UNTIL XH10 PM. PLT COULD HAVE HAD BEEN BETTER RESTED!
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.