Small transport cargo pilot taxies onto runway when instructed to taxi 'to' runway.

Attributes
ACN	125774
Time
Date	198910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	125774
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Basically, what I did was not adhere to ATC's directions during taxi on a scheduled 135 single pilot IFR operation. Taxiing at oakland int'l, I was cleared to runway 9L. I proceeded to taxi onto the runway in position for takeoff. Ground advised me to taxi off the runway. I did, and nothing ensued. What led to this incredibly stupid mistake was fatigue. After the san francisco earthquake, the FAA temporarily cut our required rest from 9 hours to 6. Taking advantage of this, my company scheduled me to the limit. This, coupled with helping out my family clean things up after the quake left me with about 9 hours of sleep in 3 days. In this state of fatigue, and when all frequencys, clrncs, and runways were reversed at oakland that day (southeast plan) due to WX, I taxied onto the runway without clearance as I was doublechking the new tower frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT CARGO PLT TAXIES ONTO RWY WHEN INSTRUCTED TO TAXI 'TO' RWY.

Narrative: BASICALLY, WHAT I DID WAS NOT ADHERE TO ATC'S DIRECTIONS DURING TAXI ON A SCHEDULED 135 SINGLE PLT IFR OPERATION. TAXIING AT OAKLAND INT'L, I WAS CLRED TO RWY 9L. I PROCEEDED TO TAXI ONTO THE RWY IN POSITION FOR TKOF. GND ADVISED ME TO TAXI OFF THE RWY. I DID, AND NOTHING ENSUED. WHAT LED TO THIS INCREDIBLY STUPID MISTAKE WAS FATIGUE. AFTER THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE, THE FAA TEMPORARILY CUT OUR REQUIRED REST FROM 9 HRS TO 6. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS, MY COMPANY SCHEDULED ME TO THE LIMIT. THIS, COUPLED WITH HELPING OUT MY FAMILY CLEAN THINGS UP AFTER THE QUAKE LEFT ME WITH ABOUT 9 HRS OF SLEEP IN 3 DAYS. IN THIS STATE OF FATIGUE, AND WHEN ALL FREQS, CLRNCS, AND RWYS WERE REVERSED AT OAKLAND THAT DAY (SE PLAN) DUE TO WX, I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC AS I WAS DOUBLECHKING THE NEW TWR FREQ.

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.