Corp pilot, distraction by WX and passenger talking, taxis onto active runway.

Attributes
ACN	135469
Time
Date	199002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8350 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	135469
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

WX was poor. Cleared to taxi to runway 12L via runway 31 and charlie to hold short of 12L. Started taxi, set up departure frequency, NAVAID, etc. Passenger in right seat was talking about questionable WX at destination. Distracted and preoccupied by 7.2 hours of flying that day and 3 low approachs in WX and right seat passenger. Inadvertently taxied across runway 6 before ground control noticed and cleared me to do a 180 degree turn and recross runway 6 to charlie. I feel that long hours of work, long flying hours, a 2-HR ground delay in knoxville and passenger anxious to get home and talking distracted me to the extent that I allowed this to happen. Never before and never gain. I also feel that I thought I was cleared to taxi to 12R, as that is where I was going. That runway is usually used for southbound departures,even though I read back taxi instructions to 12L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP PLT, DISTR BY WX AND PASSENGER TALKING, TAXIS ONTO ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: WX WAS POOR. CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 12L VIA RWY 31 AND CHARLIE TO HOLD SHORT OF 12L. STARTED TAXI, SET UP DEP FREQ, NAVAID, ETC. PAX IN RIGHT SEAT WAS TALKING ABOUT QUESTIONABLE WX AT DEST. DISTRACTED AND PREOCCUPIED BY 7.2 HRS OF FLYING THAT DAY AND 3 LOW APCHS IN WX AND RIGHT SEAT PAX. INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ACROSS RWY 6 BEFORE GND CTL NOTICED AND CLRED ME TO DO A 180 DEG TURN AND RECROSS RWY 6 TO CHARLIE. I FEEL THAT LONG HRS OF WORK, LONG FLYING HRS, A 2-HR GND DELAY IN KNOXVILLE AND PAX ANXIOUS TO GET HOME AND TALKING DISTRACTED ME TO THE EXTENT THAT I ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN. NEVER BEFORE AND NEVER GAIN. I ALSO FEEL THAT I THOUGHT I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO 12R, AS THAT IS WHERE I WAS GOING. THAT RWY IS USUALLY USED FOR SBND DEPS,EVEN THOUGH I READ BACK TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO 12L.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.