Narrative:

I was taxiing for takeoff. Misread the chart (airport) and taxied across runway 32 without clearance. I had reviewed the taxi chart and made the wrong turn. I don't think I would have crossed the runway if there had been an intersection sign telling me the runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter participated in structured callback for runway incursion study. Reporter clarified takeoff runway assignment and says it was simple and short taxi route, but after his error of crossing runway 32 he ended up with long taxi and he described the route. He says that srq airport is very poorly lighted and he did not see any surface marking or sign warning that they were approaching runway 32. It was first officer first trip with this PIC and first officer did not have much line time. First officer pointed out PIC error after the fact. No other aircraft involved. PIC wife had alcohol problem at time of incident and reporter had moved out of house 2 days prior to incident. Not sure of amount of sleep or quality of rest on those days prior to incident. Flight crew were involved in checklists at time runway was crossed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED RWY XING BY ACR.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING FOR TKOF. MISREAD THE CHART (ARPT) AND TAXIED ACROSS RWY 32 WITHOUT CLRNC. I HAD REVIEWED THE TAXI CHART AND MADE THE WRONG TURN. I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE CROSSED THE RWY IF THERE HAD BEEN AN INTXN SIGN TELLING ME THE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR PARTICIPATED IN STRUCTURED CALLBACK FOR RWY INCURSION STUDY. RPTR CLARIFIED TKOF RWY ASSIGNMENT AND SAYS IT WAS SIMPLE AND SHORT TAXI RTE, BUT AFTER HIS ERROR OF XING RWY 32 HE ENDED UP WITH LONG TAXI AND HE DESCRIBED THE RTE. HE SAYS THAT SRQ ARPT IS VERY POORLY LIGHTED AND HE DID NOT SEE ANY SURFACE MARKING OR SIGN WARNING THAT THEY WERE APCHING RWY 32. IT WAS FO FIRST TRIP WITH THIS PIC AND FO DID NOT HAVE MUCH LINE TIME. FO POINTED OUT PIC ERROR AFTER THE FACT. NO OTHER ACFT INVOLVED. PIC WIFE HAD ALCOHOL PROBLEM AT TIME OF INCIDENT AND RPTR HAD MOVED OUT OF HOUSE 2 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. NOT SURE OF AMOUNT OF SLEEP OR QUALITY OF REST ON THOSE DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. FLC WERE INVOLVED IN CHKLISTS AT TIME RWY WAS CROSSED.

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.