Aircraft crosses active runway twice without clearance. Runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	316949
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 360 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	316949
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at white plains, ny, runway 34/16 and clearing the active taxiway H, ground control asked taxi destination. After answering GA tie-down, ground control instructed to taxi behind a gulfstream taxiing south on taxiway a and contact westchester unicom 122.95 for directions. After the gulfstream passed, I turned right onto taxiway a and followed. During this time the gulfstream and myself taxied across runway 11/29. After realizing the gulfstream was taxiing to the active, I stopped at the eastern most point of taxiway K and again asked unicom for directions for the GA tie-down. I was instructed to taxi back down taxiway a so they could visually guide me to the tie-down area. Again I crossed runway 11/29. I parked and was told by the unicom attendant that ground control stated that I had no clearance to cross runway 11/29. In the white plains NOTAMS, runway 11/29 was reported closed. At this time white plains control has not contacted me directly. This episode might have been averted if the ground controller had instructed me to turn left after the gulfstream had passed, resulting in taxiing the right way initially and avoiding runway 11/29 altogether.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT CROSSES ACTIVE RWY TWICE WITHOUT CLRNC. RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT WHITE PLAINS, NY, RWY 34/16 AND CLRING THE ACTIVE TXWY H, GND CTL ASKED TAXI DEST. AFTER ANSWERING GA TIE-DOWN, GND CTL INSTRUCTED TO TAXI BEHIND A GULFSTREAM TAXIING S ON TXWY A AND CONTACT WESTCHESTER UNICOM 122.95 FOR DIRECTIONS. AFTER THE GULFSTREAM PASSED, I TURNED R ONTO TXWY A AND FOLLOWED. DURING THIS TIME THE GULFSTREAM AND MYSELF TAXIED ACROSS RWY 11/29. AFTER REALIZING THE GULFSTREAM WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE, I STOPPED AT THE EASTERN MOST POINT OF TXWY K AND AGAIN ASKED UNICOM FOR DIRECTIONS FOR THE GA TIE-DOWN. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI BACK DOWN TXWY A SO THEY COULD VISUALLY GUIDE ME TO THE TIE-DOWN AREA. AGAIN I CROSSED RWY 11/29. I PARKED AND WAS TOLD BY THE UNICOM ATTENDANT THAT GND CTL STATED THAT I HAD NO CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 11/29. IN THE WHITE PLAINS NOTAMS, RWY 11/29 WAS RPTED CLOSED. AT THIS TIME WHITE PLAINS CTL HAS NOT CONTACTED ME DIRECTLY. THIS EPISODE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVERTED IF THE GND CTLR HAD INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN L AFTER THE GULFSTREAM HAD PASSED, RESULTING IN TAXIING THE RIGHT WAY INITIALLY AND AVOIDING RWY 11/29 ALTOGETHER.

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.