A flight crew did not follow taxi instructions at mke.

Attributes
ACN	438530
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	438530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After pushback, instructed to taxi what we heard was 'to runway 25L' and in actuality was taxi 'taxiway B, taxiway M, runway 25L.' taxied down taxiway B, taxiway K and was informed not following taxi instructions and our route crossed active runway if continued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC DID NOT FOLLOW TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AT MKE.

Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK, INSTRUCTED TO TAXI WHAT WE HEARD WAS 'TO RWY 25L' AND IN ACTUALITY WAS TAXI 'TXWY B, TXWY M, RWY 25L.' TAXIED DOWN TXWY B, TXWY K AND WAS INFORMED NOT FOLLOWING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND OUR RTE CROSSED ACTIVE RWY IF CONTINUED.

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.