A distracted flight crew taxied with clearance to runway 27 via taxiways C and a but did not turn le...

Narrative:

Passenger loaded; taxi instructions received to runway 27. 'Taxi via C; a; cross 20; a to 27.' taxi clearance read back; confirmed with ATC;and flying pilot while referring to airport diagram. We began the taxi past a parked aircraft which was parked next to taxiway C; confirmed the left turn onto a. Within the next 2-3 seconds I looked for the wind sock to confirm takeoff direction (wind did not favor 27 at the time); then referred to told card for wind speed to see if 27 was usable for our limitations. When I returned to forward vision we were crossing the active runway 9-27. Upon reaching the other side we confirmed our error with ground control; received new taxi instructions and proceeded without incident or interruption. The close proximity of taxiway a to charlie and the runway; and improper signage (none that I saw); the left turn onto alpha; and my distraction contributed to this non-event. When turns are imminent; both crew members should concentrate on the correct instructions; leave the scanning for the straightaways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A distracted Flight Crew taxied with clearance to Runway 27 via Taxiways C and A but did not turn left on Taxiway A and crossed Runway 9/27 on Taxiway Charlie.

Narrative: Passenger loaded; taxi instructions received to Runway 27. 'Taxi via C; A; cross 20; A to 27.' Taxi clearance read back; confirmed with ATC;and flying pilot while referring to airport diagram. We began the taxi past a parked aircraft which was parked next to Taxiway C; confirmed the left turn onto A. Within the next 2-3 seconds I looked for the wind sock to confirm takeoff direction (wind did not favor 27 at the time); then referred to TOLD card for wind speed to see if 27 was usable for our limitations. When I returned to forward vision we were crossing the active Runway 9-27. Upon reaching the other side we confirmed our error with Ground Control; received new taxi instructions and proceeded without incident or interruption. The close proximity of Taxiway A to Charlie and the runway; and improper signage (none that I saw); the left turn onto Alpha; and my distraction contributed to this non-event. When turns are imminent; both crew members should concentrate on the correct instructions; leave the scanning for the straightaways.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	963304
Time
Date	201108
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	HGR.Airport
State Reference	MD
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

A distracted flight crew taxied with clearance to runway 27 via taxiways C and a but did not turn left on taxiway a and crossed runway 9/27 on taxiway charlie.