Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi to runway 15 to hold short of runway 06. As we were taxiing north on taxiway alpha approaching taxiway delta. I had '06' on it to my immediate left. While I was registering this, ground control told us to hurry across 06 because traffic was landing. I guess that because I was looking at the sign to my left I mistakenly thought runway 15-33 was runway 06 so I turned left and crossed it ending up on echo taxiway. There was no traffic for or on 15-33 so there was no conflict. Factors: I had as is my usual practice put my heading bug on 150 degree when originally given taxi instructions. However in my haste to hurry across '6' I did not look down to my ehsi as I was clearing traffic out the left window while the first officer cleared out the right while we crossed the runway. The taxi ways are not labeled - at least I did not remember seeing any signs. The sign I saw was not marking the runway but only indicating which way to go to get to it. 15-33 was not marked either. Lessons learned (relearned): don't allow yourself to be rushed. Stick to good procedures (use compass to verify direction).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLC MISREADS SIGNS, CROSSES ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 15 TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 06. AS WE WERE TAXIING N ON TAXIWAY ALPHA APCHING TAXIWAY DELTA. I HAD '06' ON IT TO MY IMMEDIATE L. WHILE I WAS REGISTERING THIS, GND CTL TOLD US TO HURRY ACROSS 06 BECAUSE TFC WAS LNDG. I GUESS THAT BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE SIGN TO MY L I MISTAKENLY THOUGHT RWY 15-33 WAS RWY 06 SO I TURNED L AND CROSSED IT ENDING UP ON ECHO TAXIWAY. THERE WAS NO TFC FOR OR ON 15-33 SO THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. FACTORS: I HAD AS IS MY USUAL PRACTICE PUT MY HDG BUG ON 150 DEG WHEN ORIGINALLY GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. HOWEVER IN MY HASTE TO HURRY ACROSS '6' I DID NOT LOOK DOWN TO MY EHSI AS I WAS CLRING TFC OUT THE LEFT WINDOW WHILE THE FO CLRED OUT THE R WHILE WE CROSSED THE RWY. THE TAXI WAYS ARE NOT LABELED - AT LEAST I DID NOT REMEMBER SEEING ANY SIGNS. THE SIGN I SAW WAS NOT MARKING THE RWY BUT ONLY INDICATING WHICH WAY TO GO TO GET TO IT. 15-33 WAS NOT MARKED EITHER. LESSONS LEARNED (RELEARNED): DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE RUSHED. STICK TO GOOD PROCS (USE COMPASS TO VERIFY DIRECTION).

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.