An light transport crew made a wrong turn during taxi for takeoff and crossed an off-duty runway.

Attributes
ACN	517841
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mei.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 136 flight time total : 5456 flight time type : 312
ASRS Report	517841
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
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:

On our initial taxi call, the ground controller cleared us to taxi to runway 1. I intended to taxi taxiway C, taxiway B, taxiway a to runway 1. Somehow I missed the taxi sign and turn for taxiway B. Instead of stopping and asking for progressive taxi, I continued. My first officer and I cleared each direction before crossing the off-duty runway 4/22. It was at this time that ground control called and told us we were not cleared to cross the off-duty runway. We then got taxi instructions to taxi taxiway C, taxiway a to runway 1. I take full responsibility for not stopping and asking for progressive taxi. A KC135 was doing touch-and-goes on runway 1 and at no time were we unsafe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT CREW MADE A WRONG TURN DURING TAXI FOR TKOF AND CROSSED AN OFF-DUTY RWY.

Narrative: ON OUR INITIAL TAXI CALL, THE GND CTLR CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 1. I INTENDED TO TAXI TXWY C, TXWY B, TXWY A TO RWY 1. SOMEHOW I MISSED THE TAXI SIGN AND TURN FOR TXWY B. INSTEAD OF STOPPING AND ASKING FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI, I CONTINUED. MY FO AND I CLRED EACH DIRECTION BEFORE XING THE OFF-DUTY RWY 4/22. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT GND CTL CALLED AND TOLD US WE WERE NOT CLRED TO CROSS THE OFF-DUTY RWY. WE THEN GOT TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TXWY C, TXWY A TO RWY 1. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT STOPPING AND ASKING FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI. A KC135 WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES ON RWY 1 AND AT NO TIME WERE WE UNSAFE.

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.