Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 2R and hold short of runway 2L. When I began to taxi out, I had to divert to the right to avoid another aircraft coming into the ramp. When the aircraft passed me, I made a slight right turn onto a taxiway to parallel runway 2L and hold short at the end. What I actually did was parallel runway 16 and crossed runway 2L before I realized it. I saw the directional gyro read 150 degrees and the hold short for runway 2R about the time the ground controller told us to stop. I think what caused the incursion was the distraction of the aircraft on the ramp area. I came out of the ramp heading almost east, and so the slight right turn onto taxiway B seemed normal for taxiway a. The area was poorly marked. I did not see taxiway markings. I called the tower and explained how it happened as I have here. I certainly regret this error and will be much, much more careful in the future. I have never had a runway incursion. I shudder to think what could have happened. The tower personnel said this happens all the time, so that is part of the reason for this report. I hope there is a solution. 4 runways cross in this area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VERY HIGH TIME ATP RATED PLT FLYING A PA23 AZTEC AT PDK FAILED TO ADHERE TO TAXI INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY GND CTL RESULTING IN A RWY INCURSION AT RWY 2L.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 2R AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 2L. WHEN I BEGAN TO TAXI OUT, I HAD TO DIVERT TO THE R TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT COMING INTO THE RAMP. WHEN THE ACFT PASSED ME, I MADE A SLIGHT R TURN ONTO A TXWY TO PARALLEL RWY 2L AND HOLD SHORT AT THE END. WHAT I ACTUALLY DID WAS PARALLEL RWY 16 AND CROSSED RWY 2L BEFORE I REALIZED IT. I SAW THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO READ 150 DEGS AND THE HOLD SHORT FOR RWY 2R ABOUT THE TIME THE GND CTLR TOLD US TO STOP. I THINK WHAT CAUSED THE INCURSION WAS THE DISTR OF THE ACFT ON THE RAMP AREA. I CAME OUT OF THE RAMP HDG ALMOST E, AND SO THE SLIGHT R TURN ONTO TXWY B SEEMED NORMAL FOR TXWY A. THE AREA WAS POORLY MARKED. I DID NOT SEE TXWY MARKINGS. I CALLED THE TWR AND EXPLAINED HOW IT HAPPENED AS I HAVE HERE. I CERTAINLY REGRET THIS ERROR AND WILL BE MUCH, MUCH MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A RWY INCURSION. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE TWR PERSONNEL SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, SO THAT IS PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS RPT. I HOPE THERE IS A SOLUTION. 4 RWYS CROSS IN THIS AREA.

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.