Cpr X unauthorized runway crossing. Runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	298330
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mbs
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	298330
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground controller instructed X to taxi to runway 28, cross end of runway 32 - did not see runway 32 when we passed it. Crossed the end of runway 28, had to turn around and recross to get on the south side where we were told to hold. All runway signs were working, should have see the sign and realized we were crossing runway 28 and not runway 32. This error occurred due to my being tired and cold from inspecting the plane and my being unfamiliar with the airport as well as non related conversation with right seat passenger. Another factor was that the taxiway and runway were covered with ice and snow obliterating the runway numbers and hold lines. It should be noted that no near miss or hazardous situation resulted due to this error. The controller and other pilots did not get excited - no traffic was landing or taking off during the error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR X UNAUTH RWY XING. RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: GND CTLR INSTRUCTED X TO TAXI TO RWY 28, CROSS END OF RWY 32 - DID NOT SEE RWY 32 WHEN WE PASSED IT. CROSSED THE END OF RWY 28, HAD TO TURN AROUND AND RECROSS TO GET ON THE S SIDE WHERE WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD. ALL RWY SIGNS WERE WORKING, SHOULD HAVE SEE THE SIGN AND REALIZED WE WERE XING RWY 28 AND NOT RWY 32. THIS ERROR OCCURRED DUE TO MY BEING TIRED AND COLD FROM INSPECTING THE PLANE AND MY BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AS WELL AS NON RELATED CONVERSATION WITH R SEAT PAX. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THAT THE TXWY AND RWY WERE COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW OBLITERATING THE RWY NUMBERS AND HOLD LINES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NO NEAR MISS OR HAZARDOUS SIT RESULTED DUE TO THIS ERROR. THE CTLR AND OTHER PLTS DID NOT GET EXCITED - NO TFC WAS LNDG OR TAKING OFF DURING THE ERROR.

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.