A pilot is told by tower to follow another aircraft. The pilot does and crosses a runway. Tower notified pilot that they were not cleared to cross the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	576191
Time
Date	200303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilm.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ilm.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	576191
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
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 was instructed to follow a falcon jet. The falcon crossed runway 19 and I followed. Ground control then informed me that I had crossed without authority/authorized. My misunderstanding of the taxi clearance was the immediate cause. Contributing factors included ground control's conducting simultaneous conversations with multiple aircraft. As a result of this incident, I will carefully review applicable regulations. It would help to emphasize in training that clearance to follow another aircraft does not constitute clearance to cross a runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT IS TOLD BY TWR TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT. THE PLT DOES AND CROSSES A RWY. TWR NOTIFIED PLT THAT THEY WERE NOT CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW A FALCON JET. THE FALCON CROSSED RWY 19 AND I FOLLOWED. GND CTL THEN INFORMED ME THAT I HAD CROSSED WITHOUT AUTH. MY MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE TAXI CLRNC WAS THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED GND CTL'S CONDUCTING SIMULTANEOUS CONVERSATIONS WITH MULTIPLE ACFT. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, I WILL CAREFULLY REVIEW APPLICABLE REGS. IT WOULD HELP TO EMPHASIZE IN TRAINING THAT CLRNC TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE CLRNC TO CROSS A RWY.

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.