Reporter pilot was confused on taxi instructions and part of the problem was the instruction to cros...

Attributes
ACN	330480
Time
Date	199603
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 101 flight time total : 6231 flight time type : 2787
ASRS Report	330480
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tower brought me in on runway 12L. Wind was called at 330 degrees at 12 KTS. On short final coming over numbers, I found I was crabbing 35 degrees to left. Tower called and said winds increased to 230 degrees at 28 KTS, gusting to 35 KTS. With heavy traffic on runway 12R, I did not want to go around, I was too low and the winds would blow me over runway 12R, so I landed a little shook up. Got it down ok and taxied 180 degrees back as they told me to go to taxiway D. They said go down taxiway D to taxiway north and down taxiway north across tarmac to FBO X sign. I did this with tower watching, but I was following the wrong FBO X sign. I thought I was cleared across runway, I know not what number. They said across tarmac, but meant to the right to another FBO X sign. A small cessna was taking off the runway I crossed, but was well above me, about 100 ft where I was crossing the runway. Mistake was I asked for directions to FBO Y and tower said taxiway D to taxiway north to FBO X sign. There are 2 FBO X signs and of course I did not know this. Tower should have been watching me taxi until I was clear of all runways. Ground controller told me to contact tower by phone, which I did, immediately upon reaching FBO Y.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR PLT WAS CONFUSED ON TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND PART OF THE PROB WAS THE INSTRUCTION TO CROSS THE TARMAC TO AN FBO X SIGN. BEING THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE FBO X SIGN, RPTR WAS CONFUSED AND TAXIED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY WHEN AN ACFT WAS TAKING OFF. GND CTLR HAD RPTR CONTACT THEM BY PHONE.

Narrative: TWR BROUGHT ME IN ON RWY 12L. WIND WAS CALLED AT 330 DEGS AT 12 KTS. ON SHORT FINAL COMING OVER NUMBERS, I FOUND I WAS CRABBING 35 DEGS TO L. TWR CALLED AND SAID WINDS INCREASED TO 230 DEGS AT 28 KTS, GUSTING TO 35 KTS. WITH HVY TFC ON RWY 12R, I DID NOT WANT TO GAR, I WAS TOO LOW AND THE WINDS WOULD BLOW ME OVER RWY 12R, SO I LANDED A LITTLE SHOOK UP. GOT IT DOWN OK AND TAXIED 180 DEGS BACK AS THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO TXWY D. THEY SAID GO DOWN TXWY D TO TXWY N AND DOWN TXWY N ACROSS TARMAC TO FBO X SIGN. I DID THIS WITH TWR WATCHING, BUT I WAS FOLLOWING THE WRONG FBO X SIGN. I THOUGHT I WAS CLRED ACROSS RWY, I KNOW NOT WHAT NUMBER. THEY SAID ACROSS TARMAC, BUT MEANT TO THE R TO ANOTHER FBO X SIGN. A SMALL CESSNA WAS TAKING OFF THE RWY I CROSSED, BUT WAS WELL ABOVE ME, ABOUT 100 FT WHERE I WAS XING THE RWY. MISTAKE WAS I ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS TO FBO Y AND TWR SAID TXWY D TO TXWY N TO FBO X SIGN. THERE ARE 2 FBO X SIGNS AND OF COURSE I DID NOT KNOW THIS. TWR SHOULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING ME TAXI UNTIL I WAS CLR OF ALL RWYS. GND CTLR TOLD ME TO CONTACT TWR BY PHONE, WHICH I DID, IMMEDIATELY UPON REACHING FBO Y.

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.