Air carrier MD80 PIC assigned runway 9R at pbi. Confused, he taxies to runway 27L, crossing runway 13 in the process without clearance to do so. Controller gives flight crew a wake up call for this early am flight.

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Attributes
ACN	364500
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	364500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given taxi to runway 9R and misunderstood. Taxied to runway 27L and crossed runway 13. Ground control called and said we were cleared to runway 9R, and cleared flight to taxi to runway 9R. Controller said that everything was ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MD80 PIC ASSIGNED RWY 9R AT PBI. CONFUSED, HE TAXIES TO RWY 27L, XING RWY 13 IN THE PROCESS WITHOUT CLRNC TO DO SO. CTLR GIVES FLC A WAKE UP CALL FOR THIS EARLY AM FLT.

Narrative: GIVEN TAXI TO RWY 9R AND MISUNDERSTOOD. TAXIED TO RWY 27L AND CROSSED RWY 13. GND CTL CALLED AND SAID WE WERE CLRED TO RWY 9R, AND CLRED FLT TO TAXI TO RWY 9R. CTLR SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK.

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.