Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 01 after receiving clearance, I misread taxi signs. Believing I was on alpha crossing runway 32 as directed, I found myself at the converging point of the three runways. It was late, without other traffic in the area, so ground simply directed us to turn around taxi back and go to the next intersection. I had turned one too soon. My mistake was complacency in a very familiar airport and allowing non-essential talk in a critical phase. I was luckily there was no traffic due to the late hour, but this should never have happened. I got a free wake up call. Callback conversation with reporter revealed he following information: reporter noted that the aircraft just crossed the hold short line, but did not actually penetrate the runway. Reported further noted that crew fatigue may have been a factor-although she had been on duty 5 hours, the first officer had been on duty for somewhat more than 10 hours. The controller was working combined positions, including ground, local and controller was working combined positions, including ground, local and departure, and alerted the crew of their error at the same time the crew recognized the deviation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR CARRIER FLC INVOLVED IN NON-ESSENTIAL CONVERSATION TAKES WRONG TXWY AND EXPERIENCES MINOR RWY INCURSION. NO CONFLICT RESULTS.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 01 AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC, I MISREAD TAXI SIGNS. BELIEVING I WAS ON ALPHA CROSSING RWY 32 AS DIRECTED, I FOUND MYSELF AT THE CONVERGING POINT OF THE THREE RWYS. IT WAS LATE, WITHOUT OTHER TFC IN THE AREA, SO GROUND SIMPLY DIRECTED US TO TURN AROUND TAXI BACK AND GO TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION. I HAD TURNED ONE TOO SOON. MY MISTAKE WAS COMPLACENCY IN A VERY FAMILIAR ARPT AND ALLOWING NON-ESSENTIAL TALK IN A CRITICAL PHASE. I WAS LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TFC DUE TO THE LATE HOUR, BUT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. I GOT A FREE WAKE UP CALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED HE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR NOTED THAT THE ACFT JUST CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE, BUT DID NOT ACTUALLY PENETRATE THE RWY. REPORTED FURTHER NOTED THAT CREW FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR-ALTHOUGH SHE HAD BEEN ON DUTY 5 HOURS, THE FO HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR SOMEWHAT MORE THAN 10 HOURS. THE CTLR WAS WORKING COMBINED POSITIONS, INCLUDING GND, LOCAL AND CTLR WAS WORKING COMBINED POSITIONS, INCLUDING GND, LOCAL AND DEPARTURE, AND ALERTED THE CREW OF THEIR ERROR AT THE SAME TIME THE CREW RECOGNIZED THE DEVIATION.

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.