Narrative:

On may/wed/92 I flew my small transport from gso to raleigh, nc, for a meeting at airport. Active was 5, but I was re-rted to 32 for landing. After my meeting, I filed VFR to gso approximately PM30 and prepared to taxi. Traffic was departing (12 planes) on 32 which was almost directly in front of my parking area. Being unfamiliar with raleigh, I was looking for the direction to taxi to the active which I thought was 32. I had received my clearance from clearance delivery and wrote down all information, including 32 for the runway -- runway 5 was the active -- noting that no planes were landing on the crossing runway (5). I received my clearance to taxi and taxied to 32, crossing the active which was 5. There was no traffic or no evasive actions by anyone. Halfway down to the end, ground called and told me to stop, do a 180 and hold. I acknowledged and asked if I was not using 32. Ground responded that he had not given me 32. I was told to call supervisor. When I landed in greensboro, nc, I called as requested and was informed that I had crossed the active but no traffic was adverted or any problems arose from the incident. I would be contacted by someone in the safety area. The fact that I had not been in raleigh for yrs caused me to be more cautious on my approach and landing.the change in landing runway from 5 to 32 at the downwind stayed with me as 'the' active runway and I even wrote it down. My thought on departure was ATIS is the same but the private planes are using 32. 2 planes took off 32 while I was preparing to taxi. Taxi instructions were given and I taxied. I cannot point to anyone factor that clearly caused the incident. Several factors are, however, contributory: 1) a 4 hour intensive meeting. 2) unfamiliar with the airport. 3) no traffic on 5 but departing traffic on 32. 4) relying on the known or apparently correct reasoning (landed on 32 -- takeoff on 32). I have flown since 1968-69 and have never been involved in any disputes, accidents or incidents with the FAA. I am most embarrassed by this situation and feel very lucky that no other incident or evasive action had to be taken.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED RWY ENTRY XING.

Narrative: ON MAY/WED/92 I FLEW MY SMT FROM GSO TO RALEIGH, NC, FOR A MEETING AT ARPT. ACTIVE WAS 5, BUT I WAS RE-RTED TO 32 FOR LNDG. AFTER MY MEETING, I FILED VFR TO GSO APPROX PM30 AND PREPARED TO TAXI. TFC WAS DEPARTING (12 PLANES) ON 32 WHICH WAS ALMOST DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY PARKING AREA. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH RALEIGH, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE DIRECTION TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS 32. I HAD RECEIVED MY CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY AND WROTE DOWN ALL INFO, INCLUDING 32 FOR THE RWY -- RWY 5 WAS THE ACTIVE -- NOTING THAT NO PLANES WERE LNDG ON THE XING RWY (5). I RECEIVED MY CLRNC TO TAXI AND TAXIED TO 32, XING THE ACTIVE WHICH WAS 5. THERE WAS NO TFC OR NO EVASIVE ACTIONS BY ANYONE. HALFWAY DOWN TO THE END, GND CALLED AND TOLD ME TO STOP, DO A 180 AND HOLD. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND ASKED IF I WAS NOT USING 32. GND RESPONDED THAT HE HAD NOT GIVEN ME 32. I WAS TOLD TO CALL SUPVR. WHEN I LANDED IN GREENSBORO, NC, I CALLED AS REQUESTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD CROSSED THE ACTIVE BUT NO TFC WAS ADVERTED OR ANY PROBLEMS AROSE FROM THE INCIDENT. I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY SOMEONE IN THE SAFETY AREA. THE FACT THAT I HAD NOT BEEN IN RALEIGH FOR YRS CAUSED ME TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS ON MY APCH AND LNDG.THE CHANGE IN LNDG RWY FROM 5 TO 32 AT THE DOWNWIND STAYED WITH ME AS 'THE' ACTIVE RWY AND I EVEN WROTE IT DOWN. MY THOUGHT ON DEP WAS ATIS IS THE SAME BUT THE PRIVATE PLANES ARE USING 32. 2 PLANES TOOK OFF 32 WHILE I WAS PREPARING TO TAXI. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN AND I TAXIED. I CANNOT POINT TO ANYONE FACTOR THAT CLRLY CAUSED THE INCIDENT. SEVERAL FACTORS ARE, HOWEVER, CONTRIBUTORY: 1) A 4 HR INTENSIVE MEETING. 2) UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. 3) NO TFC ON 5 BUT DEPARTING TFC ON 32. 4) RELYING ON THE KNOWN OR APPARENTLY CORRECT REASONING (LANDED ON 32 -- TKOF ON 32). I HAVE FLOWN SINCE 1968-69 AND HAVE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY DISPUTES, ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS WITH THE FAA. I AM MOST EMBARRASSED BY THIS SITUATION AND FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT NO OTHER INCIDENT OR EVASIVE ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN.

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.