Pilot taxied in wrong direction. ATCT controller intervened.

Attributes
ACN	315473
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	315473
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On biennial flight check, after a yr's hiatus, I taxied from the south ramp in the wrong direction. No conflicts occurred. When the ground controller said 'runway 4 at delta' I misunderstood and turned left toward runway 4, which was closed at the approach end. The ground controller had me do a 180 degree turn and I followed delta to runway 4. Excitement over the VFR, recent ground school instruction, etc, caused me to revert to old habits, going the way we always went. A simple error that had no adverse consequences but it reminded me to be more attentive to the details of controller instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TAXIED IN WRONG DIRECTION. ATCT CTLR INTERVENED.

Narrative: ON BIENNIAL FLT CHK, AFTER A YR'S HIATUS, I TAXIED FROM THE S RAMP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. NO CONFLICTS OCCURRED. WHEN THE GND CTLR SAID 'RWY 4 AT DELTA' I MISUNDERSTOOD AND TURNED L TOWARD RWY 4, WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE APCH END. THE GND CTLR HAD ME DO A 180 DEG TURN AND I FOLLOWED DELTA TO RWY 4. EXCITEMENT OVER THE VFR, RECENT GND SCHOOL INSTRUCTION, ETC, CAUSED ME TO REVERT TO OLD HABITS, GOING THE WAY WE ALWAYS WENT. A SIMPLE ERROR THAT HAD NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES BUT IT REMINDED ME TO BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO THE DETAILS OF CTLR INSTRUCTIONS.

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.