Lack of understanding of taxi instructions led gulfstream onto wrong taxi at sav.

Attributes
ACN	447940
Time
Date	199909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	447940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance 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:

Parked at gulfstream, requested taxi. Was instructed to taxi to runway 36. This meant a left turn on taxiway B, which is the parallel to runway 36. While taxiing sbound on taxiway B the ground controller asked if we had received ATIS information. My copilot replied in the affirmative. Evidently a portion of taxiway B was closed but not marked as such. We now believe that he meant for us to taxi to runway 18 and proceed south on the runway. He later instructed us to hold short of runway 9/27. This was not in the original clearance. We obliged. There was no incident. I guess I will have to listen to ATIS myself from now on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF TAXI INSTRUCTIONS LED GULFSTREAM ONTO WRONG TAXI AT SAV.

Narrative: PARKED AT GULFSTREAM, REQUESTED TAXI. WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 36. THIS MEANT A L TURN ON TXWY B, WHICH IS THE PARALLEL TO RWY 36. WHILE TAXIING SBOUND ON TXWY B THE GND CTLR ASKED IF WE HAD RECEIVED ATIS INFO. MY COPLT REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. EVIDENTLY A PORTION OF TXWY B WAS CLOSED BUT NOT MARKED AS SUCH. WE NOW BELIEVE THAT HE MEANT FOR US TO TAXI TO RWY 18 AND PROCEED S ON THE RWY. HE LATER INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9/27. THIS WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CLRNC. WE OBLIGED. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO ATIS MYSELF FROM NOW ON.

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.