Taxi route error at pdx airport. Non adherence to ATC instruction clearance.

Attributes
ACN	296313
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	296313
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Being new to the airport I had requested taxi instructions from the FBO to the ert ramp at pdx. Taxiing to and cleared to cross runway 10R, I was instructed to continue on 'taxiway east' upon approaching runway 10R. I asked the ground controller which way did taxiway east go, to the left or right. He said he lost sight of me, so I turned on my landing lights and told him I was holding short of runway 10R on taxiway east and facing a 747 parked on the ramp. He told me to continue and as I crossed runway 10R, I lost sight of taxiway east and being in fear of being on a runway I took what I thought was the quickest way to exit the runway, it was taxiway F and not taxiway east. As this happened, the controller said 'well you're on the runway now, where are you exiting?' I responded taxiway F, and apologized. He didn't seem upset and no aircraft were landing or taking off on runway 10R, no aircraft was inconvenienced and safety was not compromised. I feel that the controller should have been more accommodating when there was obvious indecision in my voice and hesitance to cross the runway without knowing exactly where I was to go.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI RTE ERROR AT PDX ARPT. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION CLRNC.

Narrative: BEING NEW TO THE ARPT I HAD REQUESTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE FBO TO THE ERT RAMP AT PDX. TAXIING TO AND CLRED TO CROSS RWY 10R, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE ON 'TXWY E' UPON APCHING RWY 10R. I ASKED THE GND CTLR WHICH WAY DID TXWY E GO, TO THE L OR R. HE SAID HE LOST SIGHT OF ME, SO I TURNED ON MY LNDG LIGHTS AND TOLD HIM I WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 10R ON TXWY E AND FACING A 747 PARKED ON THE RAMP. HE TOLD ME TO CONTINUE AND AS I CROSSED RWY 10R, I LOST SIGHT OF TXWY E AND BEING IN FEAR OF BEING ON A RWY I TOOK WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE QUICKEST WAY TO EXIT THE RWY, IT WAS TXWY F AND NOT TXWY E. AS THIS HAPPENED, THE CTLR SAID 'WELL YOU'RE ON THE RWY NOW, WHERE ARE YOU EXITING?' I RESPONDED TXWY F, AND APOLOGIZED. HE DIDN'T SEEM UPSET AND NO ACFT WERE LNDG OR TAKING OFF ON RWY 10R, NO ACFT WAS INCONVENIENCED AND SAFETY WAS NOT COMPROMISED. I FEEL THAT THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ACCOMMODATING WHEN THERE WAS OBVIOUS INDECISION IN MY VOICE AND HESITANCE TO CROSS THE RWY WITHOUT KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE I WAS TO GO.

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.