Narrative:

I called sgf ground control on 121.9 and gave my position and requested my IFR clearance to wiley post (pwa). I received my clearance and was cleared to taxi north to runway 2. I taxied north and accidentally turned onto taxiway C, then left on runway 2. As I looked up at the runway, I saw a mooney on final, then realized what I had done. I immediately exited runway 2 on taxiway east, faced the tower and called ground, told them that I had made a mistake. (During this time mooney, on final, aborted the landing). Ground then gave me instructions to turn 180 degrees onto taxiway north and taxi to runway 2 again. I then finished my preflight and run-up and was clear to depart runway 2. Then later got a call from ZKC to call sgf tower once I had landed. The controller said that FSDO would be in contact with me either by phone or wiring. The only thing I can think of why this may have happened that I was thinking too much ahead and not paying close attention to what I was doing at the time. I have put a lot of time and money into trying to be a safe, proficient pilot and certainly hope it doesn't all go to waste. I do truly realize the dangerous situation that could have acquired. My radio was on 121.9 the entire time, and I would have thought they would have contacted me as soon as I turned onto runway 2 and told me to clear the runway. I do realize that I am responsible for my own actions, but I am very disappointed that the ground controller didn't take action before I did. And believe me, it scares the heck out of me to think that ground controller is not looking out for sits like this. We all make mistakes and need to look out for one another. In the future, I plan to study the airport diagram, and pay a lot closer attention and request progressive taxi and monitor the tower at the same time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 MAKES WRONG TXWY TURN AND ENTERS SGF RWY 2.

Narrative: I CALLED SGF GND CTL ON 121.9 AND GAVE MY POS AND REQUESTED MY IFR CLRNC TO WILEY POST (PWA). I RECEIVED MY CLRNC AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI N TO RWY 2. I TAXIED N AND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ONTO TXWY C, THEN L ON RWY 2. AS I LOOKED UP AT THE RWY, I SAW A MOONEY ON FINAL, THEN REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED RWY 2 ON TXWY E, FACED THE TWR AND CALLED GND, TOLD THEM THAT I HAD MADE A MISTAKE. (DURING THIS TIME MOONEY, ON FINAL, ABORTED THE LNDG). GND THEN GAVE ME INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN 180 DEGS ONTO TXWY N AND TAXI TO RWY 2 AGAIN. I THEN FINISHED MY PREFLT AND RUN-UP AND WAS CLR TO DEPART RWY 2. THEN LATER GOT A CALL FROM ZKC TO CALL SGF TWR ONCE I HAD LANDED. THE CTLR SAID THAT FSDO WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME EITHER BY PHONE OR WIRING. THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF WHY THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED THAT I WAS THINKING TOO MUCH AHEAD AND NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTN TO WHAT I WAS DOING AT THE TIME. I HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY INTO TRYING TO BE A SAFE, PROFICIENT PLT AND CERTAINLY HOPE IT DOESN'T ALL GO TO WASTE. I DO TRULY REALIZE THE DANGEROUS SIT THAT COULD HAVE ACQUIRED. MY RADIO WAS ON 121.9 THE ENTIRE TIME, AND I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE CONTACTED ME AS SOON AS I TURNED ONTO RWY 2 AND TOLD ME TO CLR THE RWY. I DO REALIZE THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN ACTIONS, BUT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE GND CTLR DIDN'T TAKE ACTION BEFORE I DID. AND BELIEVE ME, IT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF ME TO THINK THAT GND CTLR IS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR SITS LIKE THIS. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER. IN THE FUTURE, I PLAN TO STUDY THE ARPT DIAGRAM, AND PAY A LOT CLOSER ATTN AND REQUEST PROGRESSIVE TAXI AND MONITOR THE TWR AT THE SAME TIME.

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.