Aircraft departing vny crossed runway without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	582044
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mei.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 2283 flight time type : 1750
ASRS Report	582044
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was cleared to taxi from taxiway H to 13F/G intersection for departure on runway 16R. Thought this meant: taxi along taxiway east to the intersection, cross runway 16R and then continue taxiing north along taxiway G until reaching the intersection I usually depart from. I would not normally choose to depart from the 13F/G intersection, because the remaining runway is too short, but I was later advised that's what the controller expected me to do. My error could have been prevented if the taxi clearance had included a 'hold at intersection 13F/G for further clearance' instruction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DEPARTING VNY CROSSED RWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: WAS CLRED TO TAXI FROM TXWY H TO 13F/G INTXN FOR DEP ON RWY 16R. THOUGHT THIS MEANT: TAXI ALONG TXWY E TO THE INTXN, CROSS RWY 16R AND THEN CONTINUE TAXIING N ALONG TXWY G UNTIL REACHING THE INTXN I USUALLY DEPART FROM. I WOULD NOT NORMALLY CHOOSE TO DEPART FROM THE 13F/G INTXN, BECAUSE THE REMAINING RWY IS TOO SHORT, BUT I WAS LATER ADVISED THAT'S WHAT THE CTLR EXPECTED ME TO DO. MY ERROR COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE TAXI CLRNC HAD INCLUDED A 'HOLD AT INTXN 13F/G FOR FURTHER CLRNC' INSTRUCTION.

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.