GA small aircraft crosses active runway at pdk without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	173650
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdk
State Reference	GA
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 other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	173650
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground control 121.6 contacted and she replied: '...taxi to runway 20R.' me: 'taxi to runway 20R; my north number.' a few moments later when we had taxied about 300 yds, ground issued instructions 'amend your clearance, taxi to runway 34, hold short of runway 20R.' we were at position a. Me: 'ok, to runway 34, hold short of runway 20R.' I checked the airport diagram with our position, did a short 180 degree turn and entered taxiway charlie eastbound and stopped short of runway 20R as shown in the diagram (position 1). After a short time ground issued the folling instructions: '(my north number), cross runway 20R and 20L.' me: 'cross runway 20R and 20L, (my north number). I taxied directly ahead on taxiway charlie further to position 2 on the diagram (across both runway sections) and held short of runway 27. Ground then called me: '(my north number) you just xed a runway west/O a clearance.' I replied: 'I was cleared to cross runway 20R and 20L ma'am.' ground: 'you xed runway 34, an active runway, west/O a clearance. You were supposed to use taxiway bravo.' I replied 'sorry, I was cleared to cross runway 20R and 20L, there was no mention of taxiway bravo.' if I had turned, as ground said I was supposed to, onto bravo, to cross 20L, I would have xed runway 27-9 west/O a clearance! In other words, which ever of the two choices I had made, because the runways are crossing and superimposed on one another, I would have xed a runway west/O a clearance technically!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA CROSSES ACTIVE RWY AT PDK WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: GND CTL 121.6 CONTACTED AND SHE REPLIED: '...TAXI TO RWY 20R.' ME: 'TAXI TO RWY 20R; MY N NUMBER.' A FEW MOMENTS LATER WHEN WE HAD TAXIED ABOUT 300 YDS, GND ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS 'AMEND YOUR CLRNC, TAXI TO RWY 34, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 20R.' WE WERE AT POS A. ME: 'OK, TO RWY 34, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 20R.' I CHKED THE ARPT DIAGRAM WITH OUR POS, DID A SHORT 180 DEG TURN AND ENTERED TXWY CHARLIE EBND AND STOPPED SHORT OF RWY 20R AS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM (POS 1). AFTER A SHORT TIME GND ISSUED THE FOLLING INSTRUCTIONS: '(MY N NUMBER), CROSS RWY 20R AND 20L.' ME: 'CROSS RWY 20R AND 20L, (MY N NUMBER). I TAXIED DIRECTLY AHEAD ON TXWY CHARLIE FURTHER TO POS 2 ON THE DIAGRAM (ACROSS BOTH RWY SECTIONS) AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 27. GND THEN CALLED ME: '(MY N NUMBER) YOU JUST XED A RWY W/O A CLRNC.' I REPLIED: 'I WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 20R AND 20L MA'AM.' GND: 'YOU XED RWY 34, AN ACTIVE RWY, W/O A CLRNC. YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO USE TXWY BRAVO.' I REPLIED 'SORRY, I WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 20R AND 20L, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF TXWY BRAVO.' IF I HAD TURNED, AS GND SAID I WAS SUPPOSED TO, ONTO BRAVO, TO CROSS 20L, I WOULD HAVE XED RWY 27-9 W/O A CLRNC! IN OTHER WORDS, WHICH EVER OF THE TWO CHOICES I HAD MADE, BECAUSE THE RWYS ARE XING AND SUPERIMPOSED ON ONE ANOTHER, I WOULD HAVE XED A RWY W/O A CLRNC TECHNICALLY!

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.