Narrative:

This incident occurred after landing and while taxiing to the ramp after an IFR flight from bna to sfb. WX was not a factor as it was clear and at least 10 mi visibility. I was flying a lear 25D, and after landing on runway 27R I rolled to the end before clearing the runway. The other pilot, who happens to be chief pilot for the company, contacted ground control and informed them that we were unfamiliar and needed a steer to the GA ramp. Because of this request, neither of us referred to the commercial taxi chart. Approaching runway 9R while on taxiway C, ground control told us to 'make the next left turn.' unfortunately, this was the wrong left turn, as shown by the diagram. Upon turning onto runway 9R we saw that there was a single engine cessna taking off and another cessna on short final. I immediately taxied to the right (south) side of runway 9R. The cessna taking off continued his takeoff and was well clear when he went over us. The cessna on short final went around. Ground instructed us to make a 180 and taxi clear. Looking at the taxi chart now, I see that we were never actually on the runway, but it got our attention. This incident occurred because we depended on ground control to get us to the ramp and did not monitor our position on the airport. At the controller's location, it was probably difficult for him to see which intersection we were actually approaching. 'Make the next left turn' is somewhat confusing, do we make this approaching left turn, or the next left turn after this one.

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Title: RWY TRANSGRESSION -- TAXI.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER LNDG AND WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER AN IFR FLT FROM BNA TO SFB. WX WAS NOT A FACTOR AS IT WAS CLR AND AT LEAST 10 MI VISIBILITY. I WAS FLYING A LEAR 25D, AND AFTER LNDG ON RWY 27R I ROLLED TO THE END BEFORE CLRING THE RWY. THE OTHER PLT, WHO HAPPENS TO BE CHIEF PLT FOR THE COMPANY, CONTACTED GND CTL AND INFORMED THEM THAT WE WERE UNFAMILIAR AND NEEDED A STEER TO THE GA RAMP. BECAUSE OF THIS REQUEST, NEITHER OF US REFERRED TO THE COMMERCIAL TAXI CHART. APCHING RWY 9R WHILE ON TXWY C, GND CTL TOLD US TO 'MAKE THE NEXT L TURN.' UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS THE WRONG L TURN, AS SHOWN BY THE DIAGRAM. UPON TURNING ONTO RWY 9R WE SAW THAT THERE WAS A SINGLE ENG CESSNA TAKING OFF AND ANOTHER CESSNA ON SHORT FINAL. I IMMEDIATELY TAXIED TO THE R (S) SIDE OF RWY 9R. THE CESSNA TAKING OFF CONTINUED HIS TKOF AND WAS WELL CLR WHEN HE WENT OVER US. THE CESSNA ON SHORT FINAL WENT AROUND. GND INSTRUCTED US TO MAKE A 180 AND TAXI CLR. LOOKING AT THE TAXI CHART NOW, I SEE THAT WE WERE NEVER ACTUALLY ON THE RWY, BUT IT GOT OUR ATTN. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE WE DEPENDED ON GND CTL TO GET US TO THE RAMP AND DID NOT MONITOR OUR POS ON THE ARPT. AT THE CTLR'S LOCATION, IT WAS PROBABLY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO SEE WHICH INTXN WE WERE ACTUALLY APCHING. 'MAKE THE NEXT L TURN' IS SOMEWHAT CONFUSING, DO WE MAKE THIS APCHING L TURN, OR THE NEXT L TURN AFTER THIS ONE.

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.