A light aircraft taxied into airline ramp area without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	437130
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ads.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	437130
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	excursion : ramp non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took wrong turn, taxied onto airline ramp. No conflict, no evasive action, never close to another aircraft, just a wrong turn. Next time, I'll try not to make any wrong turns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LIGHT ACFT TAXIED INTO AIRLINE RAMP AREA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: TOOK WRONG TURN, TAXIED ONTO AIRLINE RAMP. NO CONFLICT, NO EVASIVE ACTION, NEVER CLOSE TO ANOTHER ACFT, JUST A WRONG TURN. NEXT TIME, I'LL TRY NOT TO MAKE ANY WRONG TURNS.

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.