What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: ual 511 was instructed to taxi onto runway 28 to hold short of runway 23L. The pilot acknowledged the instructions. Ual 511 taxied onto runway 23L without a clearance. He was then cleared for an immediate takeoff due to traffic on a 2 mile final for runway 23L. Airman competence/airport certification - this reporting inspector investigated the area of confusion after a similar incident happened a month later. The area of confusion consists of where runways 28, 23L, 23R, combine with taxiways "j" and "z". Aviation safety reporting system shows the following accession numbers of similar problems: 265576, 260019, 252682, 252352, 245145, 242508, 226327, 226204, 204639, 201399, 199699, 179307, 168242, 164389, 128971, 113960, 109131. (This area of confusion accounted for pilot action).
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: UAL 511 WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI ONTO RUNWAY 28 TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 23L. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE INSTRUCTIONS. UAL 511 TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 23L WITHOUT A CLEARANCE. HE WAS THEN CLEARED FOR AN IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF DUE TO TRAFFIC ON A 2 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23L. AIRMAN COMPETENCE/AIRPORT CERTIFICATION - THIS REPORTING INSPECTOR INVESTIGATED THE AREA OF CONFUSION AFTER A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED A MONTH LATER. THE AREA OF CONFUSION CONSISTS OF WHERE RUNWAYS 28, 23L, 23R, COMBINE WITH TAXIWAYS "J" AND "Z". AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM SHOWS THE FOLLOWING ACCESSION NUMBERS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS: 265576, 260019, 252682, 252352, 245145, 242508, 226327, 226204, 204639, 201399, 199699, 179307, 168242, 164389, 128971, 113960, 109131. (THIS AREA OF CONFUSION ACCOUNTED FOR PILOT ACTION).
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