PA28 pilot crosses active runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	547641
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ugn.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 190 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	547641
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
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 ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had just landed on runway 5 and was talking to the tower about where I needed to taxi and park. I understood the instructions as right turn off the runway and left on the taxiway. In reality, the instructions were right turn off the runway, right on taxiway a, and left onto the ramp. As I was taxiing, I crossed runway 14/32 before the tower recognized my mistake (no other aircraft were landing or departing). My actions in the future, at airports that I am not familiar with, is to stop just past the hold short line, finish my clean-up and then ensure I fully understand the taxi instructions. It should be noted that I did have a current airport diagram, only the event that I was going to was not noted on the diagram.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT CROSSES ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 5 AND WAS TALKING TO THE TWR ABOUT WHERE I NEEDED TO TAXI AND PARK. I UNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTIONS AS R TURN OFF THE RWY AND L ON THE TXWY. IN REALITY, THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE R TURN OFF THE RWY, R ON TXWY A, AND L ONTO THE RAMP. AS I WAS TAXIING, I CROSSED RWY 14/32 BEFORE THE TWR RECOGNIZED MY MISTAKE (NO OTHER ACFT WERE LNDG OR DEPARTING). MY ACTIONS IN THE FUTURE, AT ARPTS THAT I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH, IS TO STOP JUST PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE, FINISH MY CLEAN-UP AND THEN ENSURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I DID HAVE A CURRENT ARPT DIAGRAM, ONLY THE EVENT THAT I WAS GOING TO WAS NOT NOTED ON THE DIAGRAM.

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.