A wrong turn during taxi results in a runway reassignment.

Attributes
ACN	537792
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cae.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	controller : military pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 24400 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	537792
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the PNF captain directing taxiing. Taxi route was extremely simple -- left on taxiway a to end, that's the start of assigned runway 29. My first officer on this flight was not a person sharp on planning ahead. My mistake was in not involving him in the taxi process because I felt he would be of little use. The end result: at the end of taxiway a and beginning of runway 29 I inexplicably made a left turn and headed towards runway 23. Ground control asked what I was doing, reassigned us to runway 23. Although ground control assured 'no problem,' I am writing because of risk of runway and taxiway incursions. My resolve: regardless of my opinion of first officer's interest and ability, I will review taxi route and chart with him and ask for cooperative work on sticking to the plan

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WRONG TURN DURING TAXI RESULTS IN A RWY REASSIGNMENT.

Narrative: I WAS THE PNF CAPT DIRECTING TAXIING. TAXI RTE WAS EXTREMELY SIMPLE -- L ON TXWY A TO END, THAT'S THE START OF ASSIGNED RWY 29. MY FO ON THIS FLT WAS NOT A PERSON SHARP ON PLANNING AHEAD. MY MISTAKE WAS IN NOT INVOLVING HIM IN THE TAXI PROCESS BECAUSE I FELT HE WOULD BE OF LITTLE USE. THE END RESULT: AT THE END OF TXWY A AND BEGINNING OF RWY 29 I INEXPLICABLY MADE A L TURN AND HEADED TOWARDS RWY 23. GND CTL ASKED WHAT I WAS DOING, REASSIGNED US TO RWY 23. ALTHOUGH GND CTL ASSURED 'NO PROB,' I AM WRITING BECAUSE OF RISK OF RWY AND TXWY INCURSIONS. MY RESOLVE: REGARDLESS OF MY OPINION OF FO'S INTEREST AND ABILITY, I WILL REVIEW TAXI RTE AND CHART WITH HIM AND ASK FOR COOPERATIVE WORK ON STICKING TO THE PLAN

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.