PA28 taxiing for departure at hpn crossed runway without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	580995
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn.airport
State Reference	NY
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	580995
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Since I have been flying at westchester airport, ny (hpn), the taxi procedures from GA parking to runway 16 is taxiway C, hold short of runway 16, intersection K. At intersection K, further clearance is given to cross runway 16 and proceed up taxiway a to the hold short. Apparently, new taxiway left opened in the last week. When I called for taxi today, ground control told me to taxi to runway 16. ATIS stated that taxiway left was open, but I missed that comment. Without the usual hold short intersection, I proceeded to taxi across the active runway using the old taxi route. My error was crossing an active runway without clearance. Contributing factors were 1) a significant change to a long-standing taxi route, and 2) ground control expecting me to take the new route. Corrective action is 1) follow instructions, and never cross an active runway without specific clearance, and 2) listen to all of ATIS, because important information may be missed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 TAXIING FOR DEP AT HPN CROSSED RWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: SINCE I HAVE BEEN FLYING AT WESTCHESTER ARPT, NY (HPN), THE TAXI PROCEDURES FROM GA PARKING TO RWY 16 IS TXWY C, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 16, INTXN K. AT INTXN K, FURTHER CLRNC IS GIVEN TO CROSS RWY 16 AND PROCEED UP TXWY A TO THE HOLD SHORT. APPARENTLY, NEW TXWY L OPENED IN THE LAST WK. WHEN I CALLED FOR TAXI TODAY, GND CTL TOLD ME TO TAXI TO RWY 16. ATIS STATED THAT TXWY L WAS OPEN, BUT I MISSED THAT COMMENT. WITHOUT THE USUAL HOLD SHORT INTXN, I PROCEEDED TO TAXI ACROSS THE ACTIVE RWY USING THE OLD TAXI RTE. MY ERROR WAS XING AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE 1) A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO A LONG-STANDING TAXI RTE, AND 2) GND CTL EXPECTING ME TO TAKE THE NEW RTE. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS 1) FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, AND NEVER CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT SPECIFIC CLRNC, AND 2) LISTEN TO ALL OF ATIS, BECAUSE IMPORTANT INFO MAY BE MISSED.

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.