S80, taxiing for departure at pvd, enters runway without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	574202
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	574202
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	574201
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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 other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC facility, providence ground control. Location -- pvd ramp, taxi, pre-takeoff. After pushback and release, I started taxiing east on taxiway T for takeoff on runway 5R. An anti-skid annunciator light came on and diverted our attention while taxiing. Thinking I was on the ramp, I turned left on taxiway C and right onto runway 5L thinking it was taxiway T. Ground control told us to continue. We elected to stop the aircraft until the QRH procedure was complete. That procedure fixed the annunciator light. We requested taxi for takeoff, and the flight continued to ord.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80, TAXIING FOR DEP AT PVD, ENTERS RWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY, PROVIDENCE GND CTL. LOCATION -- PVD RAMP, TAXI, PRE-TKOF. AFTER PUSHBACK AND RELEASE, I STARTED TAXIING E ON TXWY T FOR TKOF ON RWY 5R. AN ANTI-SKID ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND DIVERTED OUR ATTN WHILE TAXIING. THINKING I WAS ON THE RAMP, I TURNED L ON TXWY C AND R ONTO RWY 5L THINKING IT WAS TXWY T. GND CTL TOLD US TO CONTINUE. WE ELECTED TO STOP THE ACFT UNTIL THE QRH PROC WAS COMPLETE. THAT PROC FIXED THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. WE REQUESTED TAXI FOR TKOF, AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO ORD.

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.