Narrative:

At gon on the ramp -- night. After startup and taxi clearance to runway 23. Started taxi lost my position and accidentally taxied across runway 23. Tower came on and said...you just crossed runway 23 do I want runway 33 -- continued straight ahead. I replied ok 33 is good, and continued to and stopped at hold line for 33. Tower came on and said continued straight ahead. I taxied to 33 centerline. Now tower came on and said 'you crossed runway 23 without my permission, now you taxied in place. Again, you did not get my permission. I said I'm sorry. I was disoriented back there and thanked him for his help to runway 33. He cleared me for takeoff. I am an ATP professional. I have never had trouble taxiing at this airport at night. The problem started when I looked for a lighted taxiway to lead me to runway 23 (very dark night sky). The only blue taxi lights I found took me out and on runway 23. I quickly crossed over when tower called and had me continue to runway 33. When I held at hold tower had me continue taxi straight ahead, and I asked do you want me in position on runway 33? So, to sum it up, I will stop and ask for help when I do not know or have a question during taxi. I will not continue to taxi without a clearance. I am a very concerned pilot and I will not repeat this scenario again. At the time of this incident, one tower personnel working traffic and ground. No aircraft taxiing -- landing or departing -- other than my own. The airport was known to me night and day. No prior problem to find my way around. I have learned what not to do from this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: AT GON ON THE RAMP -- NIGHT. AFTER STARTUP AND TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 23. STARTED TAXI LOST MY POS AND ACCIDENTALLY TAXIED ACROSS RWY 23. TWR CAME ON AND SAID...YOU JUST CROSSED RWY 23 DO I WANT RWY 33 -- CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD. I REPLIED OK 33 IS GOOD, AND CONTINUED TO AND STOPPED AT HOLD LINE FOR 33. TWR CAME ON AND SAID CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD. I TAXIED TO 33 CTRLINE. NOW TWR CAME ON AND SAID 'YOU CROSSED RWY 23 WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, NOW YOU TAXIED IN PLACE. AGAIN, YOU DID NOT GET MY PERMISSION. I SAID I'M SORRY. I WAS DISORIENTED BACK THERE AND THANKED HIM FOR HIS HELP TO RWY 33. HE CLRED ME FOR TKOF. I AM AN ATP PROFESSIONAL. I HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE TAXIING AT THIS ARPT AT NIGHT. THE PROB STARTED WHEN I LOOKED FOR A LIGHTED TXWY TO LEAD ME TO RWY 23 (VERY DARK NIGHT SKY). THE ONLY BLUE TAXI LIGHTS I FOUND TOOK ME OUT AND ON RWY 23. I QUICKLY CROSSED OVER WHEN TWR CALLED AND HAD ME CONTINUE TO RWY 33. WHEN I HELD AT HOLD TWR HAD ME CONTINUE TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD, AND I ASKED DO YOU WANT ME IN POS ON RWY 33? SO, TO SUM IT UP, I WILL STOP AND ASK FOR HELP WHEN I DO NOT KNOW OR HAVE A QUESTION DURING TAXI. I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO TAXI WITHOUT A CLRNC. I AM A VERY CONCERNED PLT AND I WILL NOT REPEAT THIS SCENARIO AGAIN. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, ONE TWR PERSONNEL WORKING TFC AND GND. NO ACFT TAXIING -- LNDG OR DEPARTING -- OTHER THAN MY OWN. THE ARPT WAS KNOWN TO ME NIGHT AND DAY. NO PRIOR PROB TO FIND MY WAY AROUND. I HAVE LEARNED WHAT NOT TO DO FROM THIS.

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.