Narrative:

Sarasota ground control cleared me to taxi to runway 04. As I was unfamiliar with the airport, I consulted the airport diagram to confirm the route was via taxiway a to taxiway B and right on B to runway 04. Approaching runway 04, I stopped on taxiway a and called the ground controller to verify I was cleared across runway 04. Ground control chastised me for taxiing to the wrong runway, repeated I was cleared to runway 04, and instructed me to make a 180 degree turn and proceed to taxiway D, then left on D to runway 04. There was no actual incursion onto runway 04 because I questioned the clearance, but the incident would not have occurred had taxiway D been charted and/or the controller been aware that was the case and issued a more specific clearance. A copy of the airport diagram is enclosed to illustrate. It is from the terminal procedures booklet prior to the one I was using at the time of the incident, but the current booklet also fails to show taxiway D. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: a 'ksrq' operations officer revealed that there is present on going construction at ksrq to lengthen runway 14/32 along with the associated 'a' taxiway. The southeast portion was just completed with a 1150 ft addition. The northwest portion with a 1350 ft addition is slated for completion in approximately three months. Another project which was finished in early 2001, approximately one yr ago, was the construction of 'D' taxiway. Delta starts at 'a' taxiway paralleling 4/22 to the end of runway 4.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C177 PLT, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT KSRQ, DISCOVERED HIS ARPT DIAGRAM DID NOT SHOW AN EXISTING TXWY.

Narrative: SARASOTA GND CTL CLRED ME TO TAXI TO RWY 04. AS I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, I CONSULTED THE ARPT DIAGRAM TO CONFIRM THE RTE WAS VIA TXWY A TO TXWY B AND R ON B TO RWY 04. APCHING RWY 04, I STOPPED ON TXWY A AND CALLED THE GND CTLR TO VERIFY I WAS CLRED ACROSS RWY 04. GND CTL CHASTISED ME FOR TAXIING TO THE WRONG RWY, REPEATED I WAS CLRED TO RWY 04, AND INSTRUCTED ME TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN AND PROCEED TO TXWY D, THEN LEFT ON D TO RWY 04. THERE WAS NO ACTUAL INCURSION ONTO RWY 04 BECAUSE I QUESTIONED THE CLRNC, BUT THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED HAD TXWY D BEEN CHARTED AND/OR THE CTLR BEEN AWARE THAT WAS THE CASE AND ISSUED A MORE SPECIFIC CLRNC. A COPY OF THE ARPT DIAGRAM IS ENCLOSED TO ILLUSTRATE. IT IS FROM THE TERMINAL PROCS BOOKLET PRIOR TO THE ONE I WAS USING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, BUT THE CURRENT BOOKLET ALSO FAILS TO SHOW TXWY D. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: A 'KSRQ' OPS OFFICER REVEALED THAT THERE IS PRESENT ON GOING CONSTRUCTION AT KSRQ TO LENGTHEN RWY 14/32 ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED 'A' TXWY. THE SE PORTION WAS JUST COMPLETED WITH A 1150 FT ADDITION. THE NW PORTION WITH A 1350 FT ADDITION IS SLATED FOR COMPLETION IN APPROX THREE MONTHS. ANOTHER PROJECT WHICH WAS FINISHED IN EARLY 2001, APPROX ONE YR AGO, WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF 'D' TXWY. DELTA STARTS AT 'A' TXWY PARALLELING 4/22 TO THE END OF RWY 4.

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.