Runway incursion while taxiing for departure.

Attributes
ACN	293489
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mex
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	293489
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to language barrier, when cleared to taxi, I thought the controller said turn right taxi on B to the runway. I turned right and then left on what I thought was taxiway B but realized immediately it was the runway. I exited the runway immediately at next exit and continued on taxiway B which parallels the 2RWY. I should have clarified the instructions before T2AXIING.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION WHILE TAXIING FOR DEP.

Narrative: DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIER, WHEN CLRED TO TAXI, I THOUGHT THE CTLR SAID TURN R TAXI ON B TO THE RWY. I TURNED R AND THEN L ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TXWY B BUT REALIZED IMMEDIATELY IT WAS THE RWY. I EXITED THE RWY IMMEDIATELY AT NEXT EXIT AND CONTINUED ON TXWY B WHICH PARALLELS THE 2RWY. I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE T2AXIING.

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.