Ground control became concerned that reporter aircraft was going to taxi onto active runway with lig...

Attributes
ACN	113882
Time
Date	198906
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	113882
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ATIS required 5 min call before engine start. During this call were cleared to taxi to base of tower and hold. Started engines and taxied west/O further clearance. While taxiing from east end of runway 7 for takeoff on runway 15, tower called and said he had been trying to call us. We reverified we had been cleared to taxi. Explained we did not respond to his calls because we were starting engines. Tower then cleared us (at that time, approaching base of tower) to cross runway 7 to runway 15. The taxiway a which parallels runway 15 on east side is rather hard to see. I did see it. As I looked forward again, I notified a 'warbird' parked across runway 15 on other side of field. Mentioned this to the other pilot and briskly taxied abeam of entrance to taxiway a. As I began slowing for a rather sharp 90 degree right turn to enter taxiway a to runway 15, tower called and said 'stop'. I stopped the aircraft completely. Tower then stated we were cleared to cross runway 7, not runway 15. (There was a falcon jet taking off on runway 15 which we both had also been watching.) we responded to tower that we did intend to cross runway 7 towards runway 15. Because of our rather fast taxi speed and late slowing for turn, tower thought we were going to taxi across active runway 15. A subsequent telephone call to tower on the return leg assured them we did see the falcon taking off and that we were not going to cross runway 15. We did stop well short of the 'hold line' for runway 15AND made a 90 degree turn to enter taxiway a. Tower, on the phone, suggested that we angle across runway 7 to enter taxiway a from now on. Contributing factors: 1) lack of good taxiway on east end of runway 7. Taxi is supposed to be via broken yellow line. 2) lack of clear taxiway to enter taxiway a parallel to runway 15. 3) my excessive speed for conditions. 4) attention diverted to warbird at important time. 5) unsure (for today) taxi clearance, prior to engine start.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTL BECAME CONCERNED THAT REPORTER ACFT WAS GOING TO TAXI ONTO ACTIVE RWY WITH LTT CLEARED FOR TKOF SO ISSUED STOP TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: ATIS REQUIRED 5 MIN CALL BEFORE ENGINE START. DURING THIS CALL WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO BASE OF TWR AND HOLD. STARTED ENGINES AND TAXIED W/O FURTHER CLRNC. WHILE TAXIING FROM E END OF RWY 7 FOR TKOF ON RWY 15, TWR CALLED AND SAID HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO CALL US. WE REVERIFIED WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO TAXI. EXPLAINED WE DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS CALLS BECAUSE WE WERE STARTING ENGINES. TWR THEN CLRED US (AT THAT TIME, APCHING BASE OF TWR) TO CROSS RWY 7 TO RWY 15. THE TXWY A WHICH PARALLELS RWY 15 ON E SIDE IS RATHER HARD TO SEE. I DID SEE IT. AS I LOOKED FORWARD AGAIN, I NOTIFIED A 'WARBIRD' PARKED ACROSS RWY 15 ON OTHER SIDE OF FIELD. MENTIONED THIS TO THE OTHER PLT AND BRISKLY TAXIED ABEAM OF ENTRANCE TO TXWY A. AS I BEGAN SLOWING FOR A RATHER SHARP 90 DEG RIGHT TURN TO ENTER TXWY A TO RWY 15, TWR CALLED AND SAID 'STOP'. I STOPPED THE ACFT COMPLETELY. TWR THEN STATED WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 7, NOT RWY 15. (THERE WAS A FALCON JET TAKING OFF ON RWY 15 WHICH WE BOTH HAD ALSO BEEN WATCHING.) WE RESPONDED TO TWR THAT WE DID INTEND TO CROSS RWY 7 TOWARDS RWY 15. BECAUSE OF OUR RATHER FAST TAXI SPEED AND LATE SLOWING FOR TURN, TWR THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO TAXI ACROSS ACTIVE RWY 15. A SUBSEQUENT TELEPHONE CALL TO TWR ON THE RETURN LEG ASSURED THEM WE DID SEE THE FALCON TAKING OFF AND THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO CROSS RWY 15. WE DID STOP WELL SHORT OF THE 'HOLD LINE' FOR RWY 15AND MADE A 90 DEG TURN TO ENTER TXWY A. TWR, ON THE PHONE, SUGGESTED THAT WE ANGLE ACROSS RWY 7 TO ENTER TXWY A FROM NOW ON. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) LACK OF GOOD TXWY ON E END OF RWY 7. TAXI IS SUPPOSED TO BE VIA BROKEN YELLOW LINE. 2) LACK OF CLEAR TXWY TO ENTER TXWY A PARALLEL TO RWY 15. 3) MY EXCESSIVE SPEED FOR CONDITIONS. 4) ATTN DIVERTED TO WARBIRD AT IMPORTANT TIME. 5) UNSURE (FOR TODAY) TAXI CLRNC, PRIOR TO ENGINE START.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Ground control became concerned that reporter aircraft was going to taxi onto active runway with light transport cleared for takeoff so issued stop taxi instructions.