Pilot turns off runway on wrong taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	312350
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msn
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 317 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	312350
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tower said turn left onto taxiway C. I saw yellow line leading left from present position on runway. I could not find taxiway C sign but followed line to left ending up on runway 8/26. I contacted ground who informed me of error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TURNS OFF RWY ON WRONG TXWY.

Narrative: TWR SAID TURN L ONTO TXWY C. I SAW YELLOW LINE LEADING L FROM PRESENT POS ON RWY. I COULD NOT FIND TXWY C SIGN BUT FOLLOWED LINE TO L ENDING UP ON RWY 8/26. I CONTACTED GND WHO INFORMED ME OF ERROR.

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.