GA flight crew has runway incursion at phl.

Attributes
ACN	583195
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	583195
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

After landing to the east on the right runway we were given instructions to taxi via taxiway east to the FBO. I seldom get to phl, but we had just been 2 days before the incident. So I asked my first officer, after receiving taxi clearance, if it was the same path we'd taken before. I thought he referenced the chart and said, 'yes.' the previous day's taxi clearance had been via taxiway D however. So, I began my taxi after missing the turn at taxiway east and as I began to cross the north runway hold short line, I saw the taxiway sign denoting taxiway east pass off my left. I immediately stopped the aircraft on the hold short line and queried ground. They said there was no problem and that this had happened frequently, and made a comment on air about confusing signage. They cleared me to cross the threshold and taxi via taxiway D. No further comments were made. One previous trip to a large and complex airport does not make you 'familiar.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA FLT CREW HAS RWY INCURSION AT PHL.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG TO THE E ON THE R RWY WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI VIA TXWY E TO THE FBO. I SELDOM GET TO PHL, BUT WE HAD JUST BEEN 2 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. SO I ASKED MY FO, AFTER RECEIVING TAXI CLRNC, IF IT WAS THE SAME PATH WE'D TAKEN BEFORE. I THOUGHT HE REFERENCED THE CHART AND SAID, 'YES.' THE PREVIOUS DAY'S TAXI CLRNC HAD BEEN VIA TXWY D HOWEVER. SO, I BEGAN MY TAXI AFTER MISSING THE TURN AT TXWY E AND AS I BEGAN TO CROSS THE N RWY HOLD SHORT LINE, I SAW THE TXWY SIGN DENOTING TXWY E PASS OFF MY L. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT ON THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND QUERIED GND. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROB AND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, AND MADE A COMMENT ON AIR ABOUT CONFUSING SIGNAGE. THEY CLRED ME TO CROSS THE THRESHOLD AND TAXI VIA TXWY D. NO FURTHER COMMENTS WERE MADE. ONE PREVIOUS TRIP TO A LARGE AND COMPLEX ARPT DOES NOT MAKE YOU 'FAMILIAR.'

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.