Unauthorized runway crossing entry. Runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	245963
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	245963
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

We were operating into pit approximately 35 mins late at night at the end of an 11 hour day. I briefed a visual approach to runway 28L with a planned turnoff at the highspd so as to minimize taxi time to the gate. After landing and exiting the highspd (C3), tower said 'callsign, stay with me, right turn on C2 to the ramp.' the first officer read back 'right turn, C2 to the ramp' and I verbalized the clearance back to him, 'right turn, C2 to the ramp.' I then executed a right turn onto V taxiway (the route I had anticipated when briefing the approach) and expected to see C2 as an entrance to the ramp area up ahead. I then spotted another aircraft crossing right to left (on west taxiway) and called the first officer's attention to him wondering out loud why tower had not pointed him out. Tower then informed us that we had crossed a runway (28C) without permission. Cause of problem? My failure to be sure of taxi instructions prior to leaving C3. Tower should have said 'left on C, then right on C2 to the ramp.' contributing factors: long day, running late, night, new terminal, lack of familiarity, small 20- 9 plate, distracted first officer from looking at 20-9 by pointing out crossing traffic, by anticipating taxi-in via V (the shortest route), I set myself up to misinterpret the controller's instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY XING ENTRY. RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING INTO PIT APPROX 35 MINS LATE AT NIGHT AT THE END OF AN 11 HR DAY. I BRIEFED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28L WITH A PLANNED TURNOFF AT THE HIGHSPD SO AS TO MINIMIZE TAXI TIME TO THE GATE. AFTER LNDG AND EXITING THE HIGHSPD (C3), TWR SAID 'CALLSIGN, STAY WITH ME, R TURN ON C2 TO THE RAMP.' THE FO READ BACK 'R TURN, C2 TO THE RAMP' AND I VERBALIZED THE CLRNC BACK TO HIM, 'R TURN, C2 TO THE RAMP.' I THEN EXECUTED A R TURN ONTO V TXWY (THE RTE I HAD ANTICIPATED WHEN BRIEFING THE APCH) AND EXPECTED TO SEE C2 AS AN ENTRANCE TO THE RAMP AREA UP AHEAD. I THEN SPOTTED ANOTHER ACFT XING R TO L (ON W TXWY) AND CALLED THE FO'S ATTN TO HIM WONDERING OUT LOUD WHY TWR HAD NOT POINTED HIM OUT. TWR THEN INFORMED US THAT WE HAD CROSSED A RWY (28C) WITHOUT PERMISSION. CAUSE OF PROB? MY FAILURE TO BE SURE OF TAXI INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO LEAVING C3. TWR SHOULD HAVE SAID 'L ON C, THEN R ON C2 TO THE RAMP.' CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LONG DAY, RUNNING LATE, NIGHT, NEW TERMINAL, LACK OF FAMILIARITY, SMALL 20- 9 PLATE, DISTRACTED FO FROM LOOKING AT 20-9 BY POINTING OUT XING TFC, BY ANTICIPATING TAXI-IN VIA V (THE SHORTEST RTE), I SET MYSELF UP TO MISINTERPRET THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS.

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.