Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi from our ramp to runway 23 via taxiway alpha to hold short of runway 23. It was my first trip with a new first officer. I started to taxi on taxiway alpha and turned on taxiway microphone and crossed runway 14/32. Ground control called us and advised us we were not cleared across runway 14/32. I feel both I and the controller were at fault. First of all, taxiway alpha does not take you to runway 23. When we are assigned runway 23 we are normally told to taxi via alpha and microphone to runway 23 not just alpha and a hold short of runway 23. However, it was my responsibility to hear the controller and question the incorrect clearance. It was a classic case of hearing what I expected to hear when in fact, that was not what the controller said.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560XL CREW. TAXIING FOR TKOF AT GSO, MADE A WRONG TURN, INCURRING AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI FROM OUR RAMP TO RWY 23 VIA TXWY ALPHA TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23. IT WAS MY FIRST TRIP WITH A NEW FO. I STARTED TO TAXI ON TXWY ALPHA AND TURNED ON TXWY MIKE AND CROSSED RWY 14/32. GND CTL CALLED US AND ADVISED US WE WERE NOT CLRED ACROSS RWY 14/32. I FEEL BOTH I AND THE CTLR WERE AT FAULT. FIRST OF ALL, TXWY ALPHA DOES NOT TAKE YOU TO RWY 23. WHEN WE ARE ASSIGNED RWY 23 WE ARE NORMALLY TOLD TO TAXI VIA ALPHA AND MIKE TO RWY 23 NOT JUST ALPHA AND A HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23. HOWEVER, IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HEAR THE CTLR AND QUESTION THE INCORRECT CLRNC. IT WAS A CLASSIC CASE OF HEARING WHAT I EXPECTED TO HEAR WHEN IN FACT, THAT WAS NOT WHAT THE CTLR SAID.

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.