C172 flight crew has runway incursion at hou.

Attributes
ACN	566131
Time
Date	200211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 690 flight time type : 510
ASRS Report	566131
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	566632
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our flight departed frank axh for hou. We were flying to hobby to go to company X. We landed on runway 4 when tower advised us to turn right onto taxiway M. After our turn onto taxiway M, we contacted ground control who cleared us to the company X ramp without any specific route clearance. We proceeded southeast on taxiway M and turned left onto taxiway left. We saw the markings of runway 30R, but since we had been cleared to taxi to the ramp, we crossed the end of runway 30R. After we had turned southeast onto taxiway C, ground advised we had crossed an active runway without permission and instructed us to call the tower. I feel this could have been avoided if 1) we had the appropriate diagram in front of us and seen that taxiway M would have taken us to the ramp, and 2) if ground would have told us 'taxi to the ramp via taxiway M' rather than 'taxi to the ramp.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 FLT CREW HAS RWY INCURSION AT HOU.

Narrative: OUR FLT DEPARTED FRANK AXH FOR HOU. WE WERE FLYING TO HOBBY TO GO TO COMPANY X. WE LANDED ON RWY 4 WHEN TWR ADVISED US TO TURN R ONTO TXWY M. AFTER OUR TURN ONTO TXWY M, WE CONTACTED GND CTL WHO CLRED US TO THE COMPANY X RAMP WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC RTE CLRNC. WE PROCEEDED SE ON TXWY M AND TURNED L ONTO TXWY L. WE SAW THE MARKINGS OF RWY 30R, BUT SINCE WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP, WE CROSSED THE END OF RWY 30R. AFTER WE HAD TURNED SE ONTO TXWY C, GND ADVISED WE HAD CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION AND INSTRUCTED US TO CALL THE TWR. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF 1) WE HAD THE APPROPRIATE DIAGRAM IN FRONT OF US AND SEEN THAT TXWY M WOULD HAVE TAKEN US TO THE RAMP, AND 2) IF GND WOULD HAVE TOLD US 'TAXI TO THE RAMP VIA TXWY M' RATHER THAN '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.