C180 pilot inadvertently turned the wrong way during taxi out at abq resulting in crossing active ru...

Attributes
ACN	559575
Time
Date	200209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	559575
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
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:

Departing the FBO ramp, I received taxi clearance to 'runway 8 via taxiway F, taxiway G, taxiway E1.' the throat of the FBO ramp is a confluence of 3 runways and 2 txwys. I turned left on taxiway F, then right on taxiway G. I crossed the intersection of runways 3/21 and 17/35 before realizing that I had turned the wrong way onto taxiway G. Runway 3 was active at the time (according to ATIS) with visual arrs, though no aircraft were on or near the runway when I crossed. After discovering my error, I reversed direction on taxiway G and contacted ground control for permission to recross runway 3. Remainder of the departure was normal. Ground control did not mention the incursion on the radio. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he has not had contact or an inquiry from the FAA regarding this runway incursion. He said that abq tower was very helpful in directing him back to the assigned runway after his wrong way turn and runway incursion. He also says he has learned a good lesson in making a better effort to study the airport diagram in preflight and also have it handy when taxiing at complex airports of which he does not frequent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C180 PLT INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE WRONG WAY DURING TAXI OUT AT ABQ RESULTING IN XING ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: DEPARTING THE FBO RAMP, I RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC TO 'RWY 8 VIA TXWY F, TXWY G, TXWY E1.' THE THROAT OF THE FBO RAMP IS A CONFLUENCE OF 3 RWYS AND 2 TXWYS. I TURNED L ON TXWY F, THEN R ON TXWY G. I CROSSED THE INTXN OF RWYS 3/21 AND 17/35 BEFORE REALIZING THAT I HAD TURNED THE WRONG WAY ONTO TXWY G. RWY 3 WAS ACTIVE AT THE TIME (ACCORDING TO ATIS) WITH VISUAL ARRS, THOUGH NO ACFT WERE ON OR NEAR THE RWY WHEN I CROSSED. AFTER DISCOVERING MY ERROR, I REVERSED DIRECTION ON TXWY G AND CONTACTED GND CTL FOR PERMISSION TO RECROSS RWY 3. REMAINDER OF THE DEP WAS NORMAL. GND CTL DID NOT MENTION THE INCURSION ON THE RADIO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAS NOT HAD CONTACT OR AN INQUIRY FROM THE FAA REGARDING THIS RWY INCURSION. HE SAID THAT ABQ TWR WAS VERY HELPFUL IN DIRECTING HIM BACK TO THE ASSIGNED RWY AFTER HIS WRONG WAY TURN AND RWY INCURSION. HE ALSO SAYS HE HAS LEARNED A GOOD LESSON IN MAKING A BETTER EFFORT TO STUDY THE ARPT DIAGRAM IN PREFLT AND ALSO HAVE IT HANDY WHEN TAXIING AT COMPLEX ARPTS OF WHICH HE DOES NOT FREQUENT.

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.

C180 pilot inadvertently turned the wrong way during taxi out at abq resulting in crossing active runway.