A king air 90 pilot reports a confusing clearance to taxi via lima and kilo while holding short of r...

Attributes
ACN	1215895
Time
Date	201410
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SFB.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 28384 Flight Crew Type 6800
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

My aircraft; had landed and cleared runway 27R at intersection 'right'. Ground control first cleared me to taxi to the ramp via 'B' (parallel taxiway) and 'kilo'. She then changed her mind and cleared me to taxi via bravo and lima (perpendicular to runways) to hold short of runway 27C. She then (among instructions to several other airplanes); said 'taxi via lima and kilo.' I took this to mean I could enter the edge of runway 9/27 center; and turn right onto taxiway kilo one; which is an extension of runway 9/27 center. The tower then told me I had taxied on an active runway without clearance. No conflict with other aircraft occurred. I consider that this deviation was caused by a very busy ground controller giving unclear; confusing instructions. I.e. There is no taxiway kilo at that end of taxiway lima. Turning left would be a seldom-used runway 9/27 center and turning right is taxiway kilo one; all the same strip of concrete. An additional possible cause is a ground controller with a slightly foreign; hard to understand accent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A King Air 90 pilot reports a confusing clearance to taxi via Lima and Kilo while holding short of Runway 27C on Lima at SFB. The clearance is interpreted as Lima and Kilo 1 which is not correct and the reporter is admonished by the Ground Controller for a runway incursion.

Narrative: My aircraft; had landed and cleared Runway 27R at Intersection 'R'. Ground control first cleared me to taxi to the ramp via 'B' (parallel taxiway) and 'Kilo'. She then changed her mind and cleared me to taxi via Bravo and Lima (perpendicular to runways) to hold short of Runway 27C. She then (among instructions to several other airplanes); said 'taxi via Lima and Kilo.' I took this to mean I could enter the edge of Runway 9/27 center; and turn right onto Taxiway Kilo one; which is an extension of Runway 9/27 center. The Tower then told me I had taxied on an active runway without clearance. No conflict with other aircraft occurred. I consider that this deviation was caused by a very busy ground controller giving unclear; confusing instructions. I.e. there is no Taxiway Kilo at that end of Taxiway Lima. Turning left would be a seldom-used Runway 9/27 Center and turning right is Taxiway Kilo One; all the same strip of concrete. An additional possible cause is a ground controller with a slightly foreign; hard to understand accent.

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A king air 90 pilot reports a confusing clearance to taxi via lima and kilo while holding short of runway 27C on lima at sfb. The clearance is interpreted as lima and kilo 1 which is not correct and the reporter is admonished by the ground controller for a runway incursion.