Pilot of small transport cleared to runway 11 inadvertantly taxied across active runway 29.

Attributes
ACN	136563
Time
Date	199002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	136563
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I switched to ground control and was told to taxi 'to runway 11' at tucson international. I taxied from tucson executive terminal northbound paralleling runway 11 to what should be an appropriate runup area at the north end of runway 11. I was then informed that I had taxied across an active runway 29 (although I looked for traffic as is my usual customary practice) and had taxied down a parallel taxiway that paralleled a long overrun area. After initiating my runup I was informed of the situation. I asked the ground controller to confirm my previous instructions, which he did in addition to mentioning that he 'was distracted' (or something to that effect) and for that reason had allowed this to happen. Closer observation of transient aircraft in taxiing in a non-standard environment. Standardization and clarification of where an aircraft should taxi to in regards to a runway 11 departure, as potential complications of taxiing across an active runway are obvious.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT CLEARED TO RWY 11 INADVERTANTLY TAXIED ACROSS ACTIVE RWY 29.

Narrative: I SWITCHED TO GND CTL AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI 'TO RWY 11' AT TUCSON INTL. I TAXIED FROM TUCSON EXECUTIVE TERMINAL NBOUND PARALLELING RWY 11 TO WHAT SHOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE RUNUP AREA AT THE N END OF RWY 11. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT I HAD TAXIED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY 29 (ALTHOUGH I LOOKED FOR TFC AS IS MY USUAL CUSTOMARY PRACTICE) AND HAD TAXIED DOWN A PARALLEL TXWY THAT PARALLELED A LONG OVERRUN AREA. AFTER INITIATING MY RUNUP I WAS INFORMED OF THE SITUATION. I ASKED THE GND CTLR TO CONFIRM MY PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, WHICH HE DID IN ADDITION TO MENTIONING THAT HE 'WAS DISTRACTED' (OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT) AND FOR THAT REASON HAD ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN. CLOSER OBSERVATION OF TRANSIENT ACFT IN TAXIING IN A NON-STANDARD ENVIRONMENT. STANDARDIZATION AND CLARIFICATION OF WHERE AN ACFT SHOULD TAXI TO IN REGARDS TO A RWY 11 DEP, AS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS OF TAXIING ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY ARE OBVIOUS.

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.