Runway incursion. Unauthorized runway entry operation.

Attributes
ACN	217953
Time
Date	199208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsm
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	217953
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon receiving a clearance to taxi to the active runway, I proceeded along the specified route toward that runway. Due to various taxiway closings because of construction, getting to the runup area would require a backtaxi down the active runway. Immediately after rolling onto the active to backtaxi, I was advised by the ground controller that my clearance to taxi to the active did not also clear me to backtaxi on the active. I immediately performed a 180 degree turn and exited the runway. The factors contributing to this occurrence were: the construction which required unfamiliar and different procedures including the backtaxi, the untimely distraction of the pilot by a passenger asking a question about the flight and the ground controller not issuing a hold short reminder along with the taxi clearance. Actions that will prevent a reoccurrence of this type will include the asking for clarification of taxi instructions when unusual circumstances prevail, and the prevention of cockpit crewmembers being distracted by passenger when the aircraft is in motion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION. UNAUTHORIZED RWY ENTRY OP.

Narrative: UPON RECEIVING A CLRNC TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RWY, I PROCEEDED ALONG THE SPECIFIED RTE TOWARD THAT RWY. DUE TO VARIOUS TAXIWAY CLOSINGS BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION, GETTING TO THE RUNUP AREA WOULD REQUIRE A BACKTAXI DOWN THE ACTIVE RWY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROLLING ONTO THE ACTIVE TO BACKTAXI, I WAS ADVISED BY THE GND CTLR THAT MY CLRNC TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE DID NOT ALSO CLR ME TO BACKTAXI ON THE ACTIVE. I IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED A 180 DEG TURN AND EXITED THE RWY. THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS OCCURRENCE WERE: THE CONSTRUCTION WHICH REQUIRED UNFAMILIAR AND DIFFERENT PROCS INCLUDING THE BACKTAXI, THE UNTIMELY DISTR OF THE PLT BY A PAX ASKING A QUESTION ABOUT THE FLT AND THE GND CTLR NOT ISSUING A HOLD SHORT REMINDER ALONG WITH THE TAXI CLRNC. ACTIONS THAT WILL PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE WILL INCLUDE THE ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION OF TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WHEN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES PREVAIL, AND THE PREVENTION OF COCKPIT CREWMEMBERS BEING DISTRACTED BY PAX WHEN THE ACFT IS IN MOTION.

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.