An air carrier flight crew flying a bae ATP at cak taxied onto an active runway after landing.

Attributes
ACN	443206
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cak.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATP Advanced Turboprop
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2450 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	443206
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We had just landed on runway 5 at cak. The captain was flying. The tower controller cleared us to 'taxi to the gate.' the captain turned at the first right onto runway 1, which was active, instead of turning on the first taxiway. The controller immediately notified us that we were not cleared onto runway 1. The captain explained to me that since no one was using the runway at that time, he thought he could use it to shorten our taxi -- even though he knew it was not technically following the clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A BAE ATP AT CAK TAXIED ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 5 AT CAK. THE CAPT WAS FLYING. THE TWR CTLR CLRED US TO 'TAXI TO THE GATE.' THE CAPT TURNED AT THE FIRST R ONTO RWY 1, WHICH WAS ACTIVE, INSTEAD OF TURNING ON THE FIRST TXWY. THE CTLR IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED US THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED ONTO RWY 1. THE CAPT EXPLAINED TO ME THAT SINCE NO ONE WAS USING THE RWY AT THAT TIME, HE THOUGHT HE COULD USE IT TO SHORTEN OUR TAXI -- EVEN THOUGH HE KNEW IT WAS NOT TECHNICALLY FOLLOWING THE CLRNC.

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.