Runway transgression during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	123722
Time
Date	198909
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mli
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 680
ASRS Report	123722
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure 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
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft, an small aircraft, parked at west end of the terminal bldg at mli. I called quad city ground control when ready to taxi. Ground cleared me to taxi to runway 23. The taxi route was on the west side of the runway. While taxiing, ground called and instructed me to conduct run-up on east side of runway 23, so I taxied across active end of runway 23. When across, ground called and said, 'you just crossed end of active runway 23 west/O a clearance to do so.' I replied, 'sorry for the crossing.' I understood the statement to run-up on the east side of runway 23 as permission to cross runway 23. Apparently my understanding was incorrect. Communication breakdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY TRANSGRESSION DURING TAXI.

Narrative: ACFT, AN SMA, PARKED AT W END OF THE TERMINAL BLDG AT MLI. I CALLED QUAD CITY GND CTL WHEN READY TO TAXI. GND CLRED ME TO TAXI TO RWY 23. THE TAXI ROUTE WAS ON THE W SIDE OF THE RWY. WHILE TAXIING, GND CALLED AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CONDUCT RUN-UP ON E SIDE OF RWY 23, SO I TAXIED ACROSS ACTIVE END OF RWY 23. WHEN ACROSS, GND CALLED AND SAID, 'YOU JUST CROSSED END OF ACTIVE RWY 23 W/O A CLRNC TO DO SO.' I REPLIED, 'SORRY FOR THE XING.' I UNDERSTOOD THE STATEMENT TO RUN-UP ON THE E SIDE OF RWY 23 AS PERMISSION TO CROSS RWY 23. APPARENTLY MY UNDERSTANDING WAS INCORRECT. COM BREAKDOWN.

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.