Runway incursion with no traffic conflict.

Attributes
ACN	538817
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	538817
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on runway 25 and upon exit, was cleared to cross runway 15L&right, turn right on taxiway next to runway 15L to parking. The taxiway next to runway 7/25 and runway 15L and the taxiway next to runway 15L all merge into a large paved area. As I crossed the first cross runway (runway 15R), I saw the taxiway sign and a yellow taxi line turning to the right. I had inadvertently turned onto runway 15L. I notified ground of my error and exited at the first turnoff. No response was received from ground control. Contributing factors: distraction caused by passenger, fatigue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION WITH NO TFC CONFLICT.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 25 AND UPON EXIT, WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 15L&R, TURN R ON TXWY NEXT TO RWY 15L TO PARKING. THE TXWY NEXT TO RWY 7/25 AND RWY 15L AND THE TXWY NEXT TO RWY 15L ALL MERGE INTO A LARGE PAVED AREA. AS I CROSSED THE FIRST CROSS RWY (RWY 15R), I SAW THE TXWY SIGN AND A YELLOW TAXI LINE TURNING TO THE R. I HAD INADVERTENTLY TURNED ONTO RWY 15L. I NOTIFIED GND OF MY ERROR AND EXITED AT THE FIRST TURNOFF. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM GND CTL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: DISTR CAUSED BY PAX, FATIGUE.

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.