HS25 flight crew attempts taxi to the wrong runway at elp.

Attributes
ACN	548446
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	200205
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	548446
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	548438
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

El paso ground cleared us to taxi to runway 26L. I proceeded to start taxiing to runway 22 in error on taxiway J. It was not until we were in the runway 8R/26L stopway on taxiway J when ground notified us we were taxiing to the incorrect runway. An immediate right turn was initiated to join taxiway left for runway 26L. However, I violated the statement on el paso which says, do not taxi onto runway 8R stopway without clearance. Fortunately, no conflict occurred for wy 26L arrs or departures. El paso airport offers many confusing txwys at the southwest corner of the field. Strict diligence is needed to avoid error. Although I had been to el paso many times, my mind told me we were going the right way to the assigned runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HS25 FLT CREW ATTEMPTS TAXI TO THE WRONG RWY AT ELP.

Narrative: EL PASO GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 26L. I PROCEEDED TO START TAXIING TO RWY 22 IN ERROR ON TXWY J. IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE WERE IN THE RWY 8R/26L STOPWAY ON TXWY J WHEN GND NOTIFIED US WE WERE TAXIING TO THE INCORRECT RWY. AN IMMEDIATE R TURN WAS INITIATED TO JOIN TXWY L FOR RWY 26L. HOWEVER, I VIOLATED THE STATEMENT ON EL PASO WHICH SAYS, DO NOT TAXI ONTO RWY 8R STOPWAY WITHOUT CLRNC. FORTUNATELY, NO CONFLICT OCCURRED FOR WY 26L ARRS OR DEPS. EL PASO ARPT OFFERS MANY CONFUSING TXWYS AT THE SW CORNER OF THE FIELD. STRICT DILIGENCE IS NEEDED TO AVOID ERROR. ALTHOUGH I HAD BEEN TO EL PASO MANY TIMES, MY MIND TOLD ME WE WERE GOING THE RIGHT WAY TO THE ASSIGNED RWY.

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.