A low time private pilot crosses runway 22 without clearance to do so at cdw, nj.

Attributes
ACN	498141
Time
Date	200101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	498141
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground control instructed me to taxi to 22-november. I began to taxi there the way I knew from prior experience. I knew that I would have to cross runway 4/22. Usually the controllers at cdw do not explicitly state that an aircraft is cleared to cross a runway, but I ask most of the time anyway. This time I did not ask. But I did look at runways 4 and 22 to ensure I was clear prior to crossing a runway, and I was clear. After I crossed 4/22 the controller reprihanded me for crossing a runway. I replied that I thought she told me to taxi to 22-november. She replied back that she did, but that I was to have exited the ramp area (bravo-west) the opposite way and taxi out to november. Up until dec/tue/00, I have always taxied from the same location on the field, since I always rented a plane from the same FBO. I purchased a plane on dec/tue/00 and have it tied down in a ramp area referred to as bravo-west, which is on the other side of the field. Prior to my purchase I had no experience with taxiing from bravo-west, and little experience taxiing around that area. To avoid this from happening again, I will: 1) prior to calling ground control I'm going to review the airport sketch on my commercial chart approach plates, and mentally note which way I will taxi to a particular runway. 2) after ground control informs me where to taxi, I will once again review my airport sketch and note my taxi route. 3) I will doublechk each time that I'm cleared to cross a runway prior to crossing. 4) I found a web site that has a satellite picture of cdw. I printed it out and reviewed a birds-eye view of the airport layout. I also think having an airport diagram in the commercial chart approach plate publication would help, such as what they have for some of the larger airports. I also think that an airport diagram should be thoroughly reviewed with students during flight training, and that students should get used to taxiing from different locations on the field to ensure that they thoroughly understand how the txwys connect with each other and runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME PVT PLT CROSSES RWY 22 WITHOUT CLRNC TO DO SO AT CDW, NJ.

Narrative: GND CTL INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI TO 22-NOVEMBER. I BEGAN TO TAXI THERE THE WAY I KNEW FROM PRIOR EXPERIENCE. I KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CROSS RWY 4/22. USUALLY THE CTLRS AT CDW DO NOT EXPLICITLY STATE THAT AN ACFT IS CLRED TO CROSS A RWY, BUT I ASK MOST OF THE TIME ANYWAY. THIS TIME I DID NOT ASK. BUT I DID LOOK AT RWYS 4 AND 22 TO ENSURE I WAS CLR PRIOR TO XING A RWY, AND I WAS CLEAR. AFTER I CROSSED 4/22 THE CTLR REPRIHANDED ME FOR CROSSING A RWY. I REPLIED THAT I THOUGHT SHE TOLD ME TO TAXI TO 22-NOVEMBER. SHE REPLIED BACK THAT SHE DID, BUT THAT I WAS TO HAVE EXITED THE RAMP AREA (BRAVO-WEST) THE OPPOSITE WAY AND TAXI OUT TO NOVEMBER. UP UNTIL DEC/TUE/00, I HAVE ALWAYS TAXIED FROM THE SAME LOCATION ON THE FIELD, SINCE I ALWAYS RENTED A PLANE FROM THE SAME FBO. I PURCHASED A PLANE ON DEC/TUE/00 AND HAVE IT TIED DOWN IN A RAMP AREA REFERRED TO AS BRAVO-WEST, WHICH IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD. PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE I HAD NO EXPERIENCE WITH TAXIING FROM BRAVO-WEST, AND LITTLE EXPERIENCE TAXIING AROUND THAT AREA. TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, I WILL: 1) PRIOR TO CALLING GND CTL I'M GOING TO REVIEW THE ARPT SKETCH ON MY COMMERCIAL CHART APCH PLATES, AND MENTALLY NOTE WHICH WAY I WILL TAXI TO A PARTICULAR RWY. 2) AFTER GND CTL INFORMS ME WHERE TO TAXI, I WILL ONCE AGAIN REVIEW MY ARPT SKETCH AND NOTE MY TAXI RTE. 3) I WILL DOUBLECHK EACH TIME THAT I'M CLRED TO CROSS A RWY PRIOR TO XING. 4) I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT HAS A SATELLITE PICTURE OF CDW. I PRINTED IT OUT AND REVIEWED A BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF THE ARPT LAYOUT. I ALSO THINK HAVING AN ARPT DIAGRAM IN THE COMMERCIAL CHART APCH PLATE PUB WOULD HELP, SUCH AS WHAT THEY HAVE FOR SOME OF THE LARGER ARPTS. I ALSO THINK THAT AN ARPT DIAGRAM SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED WITH STUDENTS DURING FLT TRAINING, AND THAT STUDENTS SHOULD GET USED TO TAXIING FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE FIELD TO ENSURE THAT THEY THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE TXWYS CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND RWYS.

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.