Student pilot of small aircraft inadvertently taxied onto runway during taxi while the instructor pilot was distraction adjusting the communication radio.

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Attributes
ACN	495814
Time
Date	200012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	495814
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While instructor was fixing squelch on the radio, the 40+ hour student accidentally taxied off taxiway a and onto taxiway A9. He then ended up on the active runway. We quickly taxied off on taxiway A10 without incident or a ground query.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF SMA INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO RWY DURING TAXI WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR PLT WAS DISTR ADJUSTING THE COM RADIO.

Narrative: WHILE INSTRUCTOR WAS FIXING SQUELCH ON THE RADIO, THE 40+ HR STUDENT ACCIDENTALLY TAXIED OFF TXWY A AND ONTO TXWY A9. HE THEN ENDED UP ON THE ACTIVE RWY. WE QUICKLY TAXIED OFF ON TXWY A10 WITHOUT INCIDENT OR A GND QUERY.

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.