Narrative:

On landing rollout, I (the captain) took controls from the first officer and became PF on ground in mcn airport on runway 5. The winds were favoring runway 31 though our weight, temperature, and performance dictated use of runway 5. Having been in mcn hundreds of times and 99 times out of 100, runway 5 or runway 23 is active and when landing on runway 5, 99 times out of 100, tower advises us to turn left onto runway 13/31, exit at the end, and taxi to the gate. I anticipated the same instructions as many times before. So I began to exit left on runway 13/31. Just as I was clear of runway 5 on runway 13/31, I stopped, realizing my mistake. We then got permission to continue our taxi to the gate. Another thing which contributed to my quick and wrong decision was that on landing rollout, tower cleared a learjet into position and hold on runway 5 right behind us and so I wanted to clear the runway as soon as possible. My haste, complacency, and repetition were to blame for this incursion. I have since set a new procedure in my flying -- never to exit on any runway anymore regardless if I have permission from ATC. This will break the repetition cycle. Complacency and repetition caused the problem. Breaking the habit of exiting on runways, even with ATC's permission, is the solution. Supplemental information from acn 554546: he elected to use runway 31 to taxi in to the ramp (we had no clearance). I voiced concern about the turnoff, the aircraft was stopped, and tower contacted. Mcn tower's response was 'taxi to the ramp.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION OCCURS WHEN THE PIC OF AN EMB120 LNDG ON RWY 5 ELECTS TO USE ACTIVE RWY 31 FOR HIS TURNOFF AT MCN, GA.

Narrative: ON LNDG ROLLOUT, I (THE CAPT) TOOK CTLS FROM THE FO AND BECAME PF ON GND IN MCN ARPT ON RWY 5. THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RWY 31 THOUGH OUR WT, TEMP, AND PERFORMANCE DICTATED USE OF RWY 5. HAVING BEEN IN MCN HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND 99 TIMES OUT OF 100, RWY 5 OR RWY 23 IS ACTIVE AND WHEN LNDG ON RWY 5, 99 TIMES OUT OF 100, TWR ADVISES US TO TURN L ONTO RWY 13/31, EXIT AT THE END, AND TAXI TO THE GATE. I ANTICIPATED THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS AS MANY TIMES BEFORE. SO I BEGAN TO EXIT L ON RWY 13/31. JUST AS I WAS CLR OF RWY 5 ON RWY 13/31, I STOPPED, REALIZING MY MISTAKE. WE THEN GOT PERMISSION TO CONTINUE OUR TAXI TO THE GATE. ANOTHER THING WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO MY QUICK AND WRONG DECISION WAS THAT ON LNDG ROLLOUT, TWR CLRED A LEARJET INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 5 RIGHT BEHIND US AND SO I WANTED TO CLR THE RWY ASAP. MY HASTE, COMPLACENCY, AND REPETITION WERE TO BLAME FOR THIS INCURSION. I HAVE SINCE SET A NEW PROC IN MY FLYING -- NEVER TO EXIT ON ANY RWY ANYMORE REGARDLESS IF I HAVE PERMISSION FROM ATC. THIS WILL BREAK THE REPETITION CYCLE. COMPLACENCY AND REPETITION CAUSED THE PROB. BREAKING THE HABIT OF EXITING ON RWYS, EVEN WITH ATC'S PERMISSION, IS THE SOLUTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 554546: HE ELECTED TO USE RWY 31 TO TAXI IN TO THE RAMP (WE HAD NO CLRNC). I VOICED CONCERN ABOUT THE TURNOFF, THE ACFT WAS STOPPED, AND TWR CONTACTED. MCN TWR'S RESPONSE WAS 'TAXI TO THE RAMP.'

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.