C177 pilot taxies onto wrong runway at sba.

Attributes
ACN	431222
Time
Date	199903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 2166 flight time type : 1790
ASRS Report	431222
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was the classic and terrible case of taxiing past the assigned runway (runway 15L) and into position and hold on the incorrect parallel runway (runway 15R). I even correctly acknowledged tower instructions and had 2 other qualified pilots in the aircraft with me. I still have been unable to rationalize my action since I am totally familiar with the airport and the intersecting runways and txwys. Much of my flying is of a law enforcement/search and rescue nature where communication and awareness is so critical. For the rest of the flight, I asked both crew members to 'please' speak up if they see me 'do anything' that catches their attention (CRM). For my part, I believe I must have been concentrating on too many items and in the future will stop the airplane before committing/acknowledging clearance onto any runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177 PLT TAXIES ONTO WRONG RWY AT SBA.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE CLASSIC AND TERRIBLE CASE OF TAXIING PAST THE ASSIGNED RWY (RWY 15L) AND INTO POS AND HOLD ON THE INCORRECT PARALLEL RWY (RWY 15R). I EVEN CORRECTLY ACKNOWLEDGED TWR INSTRUCTIONS AND HAD 2 OTHER QUALIFIED PLTS IN THE ACFT WITH ME. I STILL HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RATIONALIZE MY ACTION SINCE I AM TOTALLY FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND THE INTERSECTING RWYS AND TXWYS. MUCH OF MY FLYING IS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT/SEARCH AND RESCUE NATURE WHERE COM AND AWARENESS IS SO CRITICAL. FOR THE REST OF THE FLT, I ASKED BOTH CREW MEMBERS TO 'PLEASE' SPEAK UP IF THEY SEE ME 'DO ANYTHING' THAT CATCHES THEIR ATTN (CRM). FOR MY PART, I BELIEVE I MUST HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATING ON TOO MANY ITEMS AND IN THE FUTURE WILL STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE COMMITTING/ACKNOWLEDGING CLRNC ONTO ANY RWY.

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.