Narrative:

Diverted to ewr due to delays into teb, our destination. After landing on runway 22L, our taxi instructions were to taxi north between the 2 runways on taxiway P and hold short of taxiway west, which crosses runway 22R at the approach end. After receipt of this clearance, the first officer went off frequency to talk to the FBO on the other radio. While the first officer (who had the taxi diagram) was off frequency, I received a revised clearance, which in part stated 'left turn on taxiway P, cross runway 29' and I thought a clearance to cross runway 22R. I read back, 'roger, left on taxiway P and clear to cross the parallel.' at this time I was approaching taxiway Y, which had both taxiway P and taxiway Y signage to identify the intersection. Being unfamiliar with the airport, having forgotten I was already on taxiway P and not having my first officer in the loop, I mistook taxiway Y for taxiway P, made a left turn and crossed runway 22R, which was active. Once on the other side, the controller informed me that was not runway 29, which I already knew but thought I would eventually have to cross it to get to parking. My mistake was allowing myself to get rushed into something before I had a chance to confirm the validity of what I was doing with the taxi diagram. A subsequent review of the taxi diagram showed taxiway P eventually making a dogleg left turn (hence the controller's left turn instructions) behind and clear of runway 22R and crossing runway 29. I believe a contributing factor was the controller's instructions to 'turn left on taxiway P' when 'continue on taxiway P' would have been more appropriate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DA90 TAXIED ACROSS ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: DIVERTED TO EWR DUE TO DELAYS INTO TEB, OUR DEST. AFTER LNDG ON RWY 22L, OUR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO TAXI N BTWN THE 2 RWYS ON TXWY P AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY W, WHICH CROSSES RWY 22R AT THE APCH END. AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS CLRNC, THE FO WENT OFF FREQ TO TALK TO THE FBO ON THE OTHER RADIO. WHILE THE FO (WHO HAD THE TAXI DIAGRAM) WAS OFF FREQ, I RECEIVED A REVISED CLRNC, WHICH IN PART STATED 'L TURN ON TXWY P, CROSS RWY 29' AND I THOUGHT A CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 22R. I READ BACK, 'ROGER, L ON TXWY P AND CLR TO CROSS THE PARALLEL.' AT THIS TIME I WAS APCHING TXWY Y, WHICH HAD BOTH TXWY P AND TXWY Y SIGNAGE TO IDENT THE INTXN. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, HAVING FORGOTTEN I WAS ALREADY ON TXWY P AND NOT HAVING MY FO IN THE LOOP, I MISTOOK TXWY Y FOR TXWY P, MADE A L TURN AND CROSSED RWY 22R, WHICH WAS ACTIVE. ONCE ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE CTLR INFORMED ME THAT WAS NOT RWY 29, WHICH I ALREADY KNEW BUT THOUGHT I WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO CROSS IT TO GET TO PARKING. MY MISTAKE WAS ALLOWING MYSELF TO GET RUSHED INTO SOMETHING BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO CONFIRM THE VALIDITY OF WHAT I WAS DOING WITH THE TAXI DIAGRAM. A SUBSEQUENT REVIEW OF THE TAXI DIAGRAM SHOWED TXWY P EVENTUALLY MAKING A DOGLEG L TURN (HENCE THE CTLR'S L TURN INSTRUCTIONS) BEHIND AND CLR OF RWY 22R AND XING RWY 29. I BELIEVE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS TO 'TURN L ON TXWY P' WHEN 'CONTINUE ON TXWY P' WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE.

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.