Complacency bred of familiarity causes pilot of small aircraft to enter runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	782605
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 56
ASRS Report	782605
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was given taxi instructions of 'taxi to runway 6R via txwys J; west; hold short at taxiway south.' taxiway west does not take you to taxiway south; and I did not notice this till the ground controller told me to hold short of runway 6R followed immediately by 'back-taxi on runway 6R and turn left at the first intersection.' I don't know if I had already entered the runway or not. There was no other aircraft on runway 6R so I don't think there was ever true imminent danger. I believe the cause of the problem is that I have been to this airport/gate numerous times and was too comfortable with the situation. Because of this; I did not review the taxi clearance as I should have. The best way for me to avoid this in the future is to review the taxi clearance fully before I begin to taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLACENCY BRED OF FAMILIARITY CAUSES PLT OF SMA TO ENTER RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS OF 'TAXI TO RWY 6R VIA TXWYS J; W; HOLD SHORT AT TXWY S.' TXWY W DOES NOT TAKE YOU TO TXWY S; AND I DID NOT NOTICE THIS TILL THE GND CTLR TOLD ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 6R FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY 'BACK-TAXI ON RWY 6R AND TURN L AT THE FIRST INTXN.' I DON'T KNOW IF I HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE RWY OR NOT. THERE WAS NO OTHER ACFT ON RWY 6R SO I DON'T THINK THERE WAS EVER TRUE IMMINENT DANGER. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE PROB IS THAT I HAVE BEEN TO THIS ARPT/GATE NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOO COMFORTABLE WITH THE SITUATION. BECAUSE OF THIS; I DID NOT REVIEW THE TAXI CLRNC AS I SHOULD HAVE. THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE IS TO REVIEW THE TAXI CLRNC FULLY BEFORE I BEGIN TO TAXI.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.