Runway transgression by small aircraft pilot.

Attributes
ACN	315160
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abe
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	315160
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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:

Principal runway in use was runway 6. I requested runway 31. Ground control responded 'cleared to runway 31, taxi to runway 31.' my location was point a and I misunderstood the instruction to mean I was cleared to taxi from point a to point B. The controller informed me that his wording cleared me from point a to point C, and I had not been cleared to cross runway 31. I realize this problem arises because the runway to be crossed is the same as the runway requested. Had I been at point D, and requested runway 6, the response would have been 'cleared to runway 6 taxi to runway 31.' to correct this sort of problem: I believe use of the words 'hold short' should be mandatory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY TRANSGRESSION BY SMA PLT.

Narrative: PRINCIPAL RWY IN USE WAS RWY 6. I REQUESTED RWY 31. GND CTL RESPONDED 'CLRED TO RWY 31, TAXI TO RWY 31.' MY LOCATION WAS POINT A AND I MISUNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTION TO MEAN I WAS CLRED TO TAXI FROM POINT A TO POINT B. THE CTLR INFORMED ME THAT HIS WORDING CLRED ME FROM POINT A TO POINT C, AND I HAD NOT BEEN CLRED TO CROSS RWY 31. I REALIZE THIS PROB ARISES BECAUSE THE RWY TO BE CROSSED IS THE SAME AS THE RWY REQUESTED. HAD I BEEN AT POINT D, AND REQUESTED RWY 6, THE RESPONSE WOULD HAVE BEEN 'CLRED TO RWY 6 TAXI TO RWY 31.' TO CORRECT THIS SORT OF PROB: I BELIEVE USE OF THE WORDS 'HOLD SHORT' SHOULD BE MANDATORY.

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.