Small aircraft taxies onto runway, does an immediate 180 and notifies tower.

Attributes
ACN	198592
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 97 flight time total : 2630
ASRS Report	198592
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After receiving my VFR clearance to mgj, montgomery, ny, from clearance delivery, I went to ground frequency and was cleared to taxi to runway 10. I taxied out of the ramp area and across one taxiway thinking that I had to make a left hand turn onto a second parallel taxiway. I stopped and made an immediate 180 degree turn when I realized that there was not a second parallel taxiway and I had inadvertently entered the runway environment. I immediately informed ground control of the mistake and they said it was not a problem and gave me taxi instructions to runway 10. I apologized again and taxied to the runup area for runway 10. After completing my runup and upon contacting the tower, I was given a telephone number (syracuse approach) as soon as I landed at mgj and was told, much to my surprise, that there would be action taken regarding this inadvertent mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAXIES ONTO RWY, DOES AN IMMEDIATE 180 AND NOTIFIES TWR.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING MY VFR CLRNC TO MGJ, MONTGOMERY, NY, FROM CLRNC DELIVERY, I WENT TO GND FREQ AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 10. I TAXIED OUT OF THE RAMP AREA AND ACROSS ONE TAXIWAY THINKING THAT I HAD TO MAKE A L HAND TURN ONTO A SECOND PARALLEL TAXIWAY. I STOPPED AND MADE AN IMMEDIATE 180 DEG TURN WHEN I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NOT A SECOND PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND I HAD INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED GND CTL OF THE MISTAKE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND GAVE ME TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 10. I APOLOGIZED AGAIN AND TAXIED TO THE RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 10. AFTER COMPLETING MY RUNUP AND UPON CONTACTING THE TWR, I WAS GIVEN A TELEPHONE NUMBER (SYRACUSE APCH) AS SOON AS I LANDED AT MGJ AND WAS TOLD, MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THAT THERE WOULD BE ACTION TAKEN REGARDING THIS INADVERTENT MISTAKE.

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.