Narrative:

First time at tus in many yrs. We were cleared by ground control to taxi to runway 11L. We taxied on taxiway a. I was intent on looking out of the window at the taxiway, and also at the air national guard F16's parked on the ANG ramp. I missed the notes on the 10-9 page and inadvertently crossed runway 3/21 without a clearance. I suggest that a large sign be placed on taxiway a abeam taxiway A4 saying 'do not taxi past this point without ATC clearance.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-500 ACFT TAXIING TO RWY 11L FAILED TO READ NOTE ON ARPT DIAGRAM PAGE THAT STATES WHERE THE RWY COMMENCES AND TO NOT TAXI BEYOND THAT POINT. FLC WAS ALSO DISTR OUTSIDE THE ACFT AND CROSSED A RWY.

Narrative: FIRST TIME AT TUS IN MANY YRS. WE WERE CLRED BY GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 11L. WE TAXIED ON TXWY A. I WAS INTENT ON LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW AT THE TXWY, AND ALSO AT THE AIR NATL GUARD F16'S PARKED ON THE ANG RAMP. I MISSED THE NOTES ON THE 10-9 PAGE AND INADVERTENTLY CROSSED RWY 3/21 WITHOUT A CLRNC. I SUGGEST THAT A LARGE SIGN BE PLACED ON TXWY A ABEAM TXWY A4 SAYING 'DO NOT TAXI PAST THIS POINT WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.'

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.