Flight crew of corp jet inadvertently crosses runway 19L at sna due to their confusion about their taxi route caused by construction in progress. Another aircraft on final makes missed approach.

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Attributes
ACN	136062
Time
Date	199002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	136062
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	unspecified : 18000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 19R at sna I inadvertently taxied onto 19L west/O a clearance. I did not recognize my mistake until it was too late to turn around. I continued a short distance and turned off on a diagonal to hold short of 19R. During the time we were in control with the tower and were aware that an airplane for 19L was on about 3 mi final and executed a missed approach. Our aircraft remained well clear at all times and we were not in danger. I feel the main reason for this mistake was construction near the active runway and taxiway. I had not flown into sna for several months and was not familiar with the modified taxi route for 19R. There was construction very close to 19L and I did not realize it was the runway, but thought it was a continuation of the route to our normal crossing point. A contributing factor was probably cockpit workload--getting ready for takeoff. One thing that might help other pilots in this situation would be better markings--possibly signs--where there is construction this close to active runways and txwys.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CORP JET INADVERTENTLY CROSSES RWY 19L AT SNA DUE TO THEIR CONFUSION ABOUT THEIR TAXI ROUTE CAUSED BY CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS. ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL MAKES MISSED APCH.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 19R AT SNA I INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO 19L W/O A CLRNC. I DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY MISTAKE UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO TURN AROUND. I CONTINUED A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURNED OFF ON A DIAGONAL TO HOLD SHORT OF 19R. DURING THE TIME WE WERE IN CONTROL WITH THE TWR AND WERE AWARE THAT AN AIRPLANE FOR 19L WAS ON ABOUT 3 MI FINAL AND EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. OUR ACFT REMAINED WELL CLR AT ALL TIMES AND WE WERE NOT IN DANGER. I FEEL THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS MISTAKE WAS CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE ACTIVE RWY AND TXWY. I HAD NOT FLOWN INTO SNA FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE MODIFIED TAXI RTE FOR 19R. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION VERY CLOSE TO 19L AND I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS THE RWY, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE RTE TO OUR NORMAL XING POINT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS PROBABLY COCKPIT WORKLOAD--GETTING READY FOR TKOF. ONE THING THAT MIGHT HELP OTHER PLTS IN THIS SITUATION WOULD BE BETTER MARKINGS--POSSIBLY SIGNS--WHERE THERE IS CONSTRUCTION THIS CLOSE TO ACTIVE RWYS AND TXWYS.

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