Narrative:

PIC was holding short at D2. Ground control had offered 1) full length takeoff, which would involve crossing runway 36R and long line of departing air carrier planes, or 2) intersection takeoff from D2. PIC chose #2 -- intersection takeoff from D2. Tower control instructed pilot to 'cross' runway 36R and turn at C2. PIC read back the instruction. Upon entering runway, PIC saw that construction was blocking taxiway across from D2, and he could not cross the runway there. PIC called tower for clarification. Tower did not answer. Tower gave go around instructions to airliner cleared to land. Pilot taxied to right (away from C2 which would have been back-taxiing) to get around construction. Then, tower instructed PIC to exit runway 36R at taxiway right, turn left on temporary taxiway, then on to taxiway C for taxi to runway 36R, and switch to ground control. In summary, no harm was done, except a plane was sent on a go around. PIC should have questioned tower more before accepting the instruction. PIC couldn't get a response from tower, so PIC decided to exit runway 36R as fast as possible by turning right. In hindsight, tower's use of the word 'cross' was the confusion, as it was impossible to cross because of construction. A better understood command would have been 'turn left, back-taxi to C2.' PIC will query tower in more detail in the future before proceeding, and will verify pattern on runway diagram.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B36 BONANZA PLT HAS RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: PIC WAS HOLDING SHORT AT D2. GND CTL HAD OFFERED 1) FULL LENGTH TKOF, WHICH WOULD INVOLVE XING RWY 36R AND LONG LINE OF DEPARTING ACR PLANES, OR 2) INTXN TKOF FROM D2. PIC CHOSE #2 -- INTXN TKOF FROM D2. TWR CTL INSTRUCTED PLT TO 'CROSS' RWY 36R AND TURN AT C2. PIC READ BACK THE INSTRUCTION. UPON ENTERING RWY, PIC SAW THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS BLOCKING TXWY ACROSS FROM D2, AND HE COULD NOT CROSS THE RWY THERE. PIC CALLED TWR FOR CLARIFICATION. TWR DID NOT ANSWER. TWR GAVE GAR INSTRUCTIONS TO AIRLINER CLRED TO LAND. PLT TAXIED TO R (AWAY FROM C2 WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN BACK-TAXIING) TO GET AROUND CONSTRUCTION. THEN, TWR INSTRUCTED PIC TO EXIT RWY 36R AT TXWY R, TURN L ON TEMPORARY TXWY, THEN ON TO TXWY C FOR TAXI TO RWY 36R, AND SWITCH TO GND CTL. IN SUMMARY, NO HARM WAS DONE, EXCEPT A PLANE WAS SENT ON A GAR. PIC SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED TWR MORE BEFORE ACCEPTING THE INSTRUCTION. PIC COULDN'T GET A RESPONSE FROM TWR, SO PIC DECIDED TO EXIT RWY 36R AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BY TURNING R. IN HINDSIGHT, TWR'S USE OF THE WORD 'CROSS' WAS THE CONFUSION, AS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CROSS BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION. A BETTER UNDERSTOOD COMMAND WOULD HAVE BEEN 'TURN L, BACK-TAXI TO C2.' PIC WILL QUERY TWR IN MORE DETAIL IN THE FUTURE BEFORE PROCEEDING, AND WILL VERIFY PATTERN ON RWY DIAGRAM.

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.