Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 5 from the GA ramp at the base of the tower. I got on to taxiway a wbound. At this point, having always been cleared to runway 7 and never to runway 5, I kept taxiing thinking I was going to runway 7. I missed taxiway B that leads to runway 5 and crossed the hold short line without a clearance. Fortunately, the ground controller saw it and stopped me immediately before my aircraft was on the actual and active runway 5. I did an immediate right 180 degree turn and taxied to runway 5 via taxiway B. Fortunately again, there was no traffic taking off or landing on runway 5 during this incident. As soon as the controller yelled my n-number, I realized what I had done. Having never been cleared to runway 5 after flying from fmn for close to two years I automatically went taxiing to runway 7 as I had always done before I got complacent with ground/taxi operations out of fmn. I will always look at my airport diagram from now on when given an unusual taxi clearance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AT FMN.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 5 FROM THE GA RAMP AT THE BASE OF THE TWR. I GOT ON TO TXWY A WBOUND. AT THIS POINT, HAVING ALWAYS BEEN CLRED TO RWY 7 AND NEVER TO RWY 5, I KEPT TAXIING THINKING I WAS GOING TO RWY 7. I MISSED TXWY B THAT LEADS TO RWY 5 AND CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE WITHOUT A CLRNC. FORTUNATELY, THE GND CTLR SAW IT AND STOPPED ME IMMEDIATELY BEFORE MY ACFT WAS ON THE ACTUAL AND ACTIVE RWY 5. I DID AN IMMEDIATE R 180 DEG TURN AND TAXIED TO RWY 5 VIA TXWY B. FORTUNATELY AGAIN, THERE WAS NO TFC TAKING OFF OR LNDG ON RWY 5 DURING THIS INCIDENT. AS SOON AS THE CTLR YELLED MY N-NUMBER, I REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE. HAVING NEVER BEEN CLRED TO RWY 5 AFTER FLYING FROM FMN FOR CLOSE TO TWO YEARS I AUTOMATICALLY WENT TAXIING TO RWY 7 AS I HAD ALWAYS DONE BEFORE I GOT COMPLACENT WITH GND/TAXI OPS OUT OF FMN. I WILL ALWAYS LOOK AT MY ARPT DIAGRAM FROM NOW ON WHEN GIVEN AN UNUSUAL TAXI 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.