Runway excursion during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	306340
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
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 : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 163
ASRS Report	306340
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Read back full route clearance before taxi. Cleared to taxi to runway 1. Stopped at hold short line for runway 1 but was confused by runway 14-32 sign along side of runway. I cleared the approach end and taxied across what I thought was runway 14-32. I noticed my error and ground control called me half way across. I believe I was preoccupied trying to figure out the full route clearance. Should have called ground control before crossing and should have checked aircraft heading against directional gyroscope and airport diagram more closely. There was no traffic hazard at any time but this was an unacceptable mistake. I will check signage next time I am at this airport to see if it could be improved but the mistake was really mine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION DURING TAXI.

Narrative: READ BACK FULL RTE CLRNC BEFORE TAXI. CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 1. STOPPED AT HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 1 BUT WAS CONFUSED BY RWY 14-32 SIGN ALONG SIDE OF RWY. I CLRED THE APCH END AND TAXIED ACROSS WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RWY 14-32. I NOTICED MY ERROR AND GND CTL CALLED ME HALF WAY ACROSS. I BELIEVE I WAS PREOCCUPIED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE FULL RTE CLRNC. SHOULD HAVE CALLED GND CTL BEFORE XING AND SHOULD HAVE CHKED ACFT HDG AGAINST DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE AND ARPT DIAGRAM MORE CLOSELY. THERE WAS NO TFC HAZARD AT ANY TIME BUT THIS WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE MISTAKE. I WILL CHK SIGNAGE NEXT TIME I AM AT THIS ARPT TO SEE IF IT COULD BE IMPROVED BUT THE MISTAKE WAS REALLY MINE.

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.