Unauthorized uncoord runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	319718
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hsv
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	319718
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground control told me to taxi to the end of runway 18L. When I started to taxi, ground called me back saying he didn't know that I was on the cargo side of the airport, and if I could takeoff from C1 intersection. Looking at my map for the runway length I said that I could. I was then told to call the tower when ready, but by this time I had already started to taxi across runway 18L. When I switched over to the tower frequency, the person working tower said I should have not entered the runway. But with confusing information from ground 'taxi to the end of runway 18L' 'take it from the intersection,' plus trying to find information and the runway. I did not argue this point with the controller, but choose to say ok and file a NASA report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH UNCOORD RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: GND CTL TOLD ME TO TAXI TO THE END OF RWY 18L. WHEN I STARTED TO TAXI, GND CALLED ME BACK SAYING HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS ON THE CARGO SIDE OF THE ARPT, AND IF I COULD TKOF FROM C1 INTXN. LOOKING AT MY MAP FOR THE RWY LENGTH I SAID THAT I COULD. I WAS THEN TOLD TO CALL THE TWR WHEN READY, BUT BY THIS TIME I HAD ALREADY STARTED TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 18L. WHEN I SWITCHED OVER TO THE TWR FREQ, THE PERSON WORKING TWR SAID I SHOULD HAVE NOT ENTERED THE RWY. BUT WITH CONFUSING INFO FROM GND 'TAXI TO THE END OF RWY 18L' 'TAKE IT FROM THE INTXN,' PLUS TRYING TO FIND INFO AND THE RWY. I DID NOT ARGUE THIS POINT WITH THE CTLR, BUT CHOOSE TO SAY OK AND FILE A NASA RPT.

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.