DC9-30 crew had a taxiway incursion at msp.

Attributes
ACN	513860
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	513860
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 30L for takeoff I reached up to turn on the ignition and hit the start valve for starting the #1 engine. I did this just as I was approaching taxiway a from taxiway C. I should have turned left on taxiway a to go to runway 30L. I had written down 30 from the ATIS, I acknowledged the clearance to taxi to runway 30L but at taxiway a, I turned right toward runway 12R. Tower called and told us I went the wrong way and cleared us on to runway 4/22 to join taxiway H to rejoin taxiway a to runway 30L. I let the first officer start the left engine alone and taxied uneventfully to runway 30L. I'm sure we didn't enter runway 22/4 without permission but it all happened at the same time. Runway 4/22 was closed at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 CREW HAD A TXWY INCURSION AT MSP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 30L FOR TKOF I REACHED UP TO TURN ON THE IGNITION AND HIT THE START VALVE FOR STARTING THE #1 ENG. I DID THIS JUST AS I WAS APCHING TXWY A FROM TXWY C. I SHOULD HAVE TURNED L ON TXWY A TO GO TO RWY 30L. I HAD WRITTEN DOWN 30 FROM THE ATIS, I ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 30L BUT AT TXWY A, I TURNED R TOWARD RWY 12R. TWR CALLED AND TOLD US I WENT THE WRONG WAY AND CLRED US ON TO RWY 4/22 TO JOIN TXWY H TO REJOIN TXWY A TO RWY 30L. I LET THE FO START THE L ENG ALONE AND TAXIED UNEVENTFULLY TO RWY 30L. I'M SURE WE DIDN'T ENTER RWY 22/4 WITHOUT PERMISSION BUT IT ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. RWY 4/22 WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME.

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.