Small aircraft pilot requests progressive taxi instructions and believes he is following those instructions. Controller tells him he turned the wrong way and was crossing the runway, turn around and go the other way.

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Attributes
ACN	386530
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	386530
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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:

Landed earlier for fuel. Ready to depart. I requested a progressive for taxi to the active and was instructed to taxi via taxiway a, cross runway 32 and continue to runway 23 and hold short. Upon reaching taxiway a, I turned right and was crossing runway when controller instructed me to turn around and go to the other way (left) and that I had entered the runway. At this time there was no other traffic on the airport taxiing, taking off, or landing so there was no other problem created by this error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT REQUESTS PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND BELIEVES HE IS FOLLOWING THOSE INSTRUCTIONS. CTLR TELLS HIM HE TURNED THE WRONG WAY AND WAS XING THE RWY, TURN AROUND AND GO THE OTHER WAY.

Narrative: LANDED EARLIER FOR FUEL. READY TO DEPART. I REQUESTED A PROGRESSIVE FOR TAXI TO THE ACTIVE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA TXWY A, CROSS RWY 32 AND CONTINUE TO RWY 23 AND HOLD SHORT. UPON REACHING TXWY A, I TURNED R AND WAS XING RWY WHEN CTLR INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN AROUND AND GO TO THE OTHER WAY (L) AND THAT I HAD ENTERED THE RWY. AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC ON THE ARPT TAXIING, TAKING OFF, OR LNDG SO THERE WAS NO OTHER PROB CREATED BY THIS 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.