Narrative:

I was captain of a lear 60 operated as part 91, fractional ownership company. It was my first day on duty after 3 days off. I had just picked up the aircraft and first officer in ft lauderdale, fl, approximately 2 hours earlier. We were picking passenger up in naples, fl, and going to pdk airport. When our passenger arrived, we started engines as normal and followed all SOP's. We called for clearance to taxi and were subsequently given clearance to taxi to runway 32. I was the PNF, so I had the charts in front of me. I quickly scanned the chart and figured the quickest way to runway 32. I advised my partner and we began taxiing. As we started to taxi, I noticed my headset busted into pieces. I was preoccupied by this as well as running checklist and setting up the FMS. We taxied via the route we discussed to the runway. We were careful to make sure to clear all runways as we crossed. We eventually made it to the taxiway parallel to runway 32 where we were advised by ground control that we had just crossed the active runway without permission. We questioned the controller and discovered he was right and we had taken the wrong route to get us there without crossing the active. We admitted our mistake and never heard anything else. Though it was our first day on, we were both tired and both fighting colds. We also were new to each other. In hindsight, we should have been 'outside' the airplane on the taxi. We both missed this event and both of us know better. Our slight fatigue and illness played a role as well as the numerous airports we see regularly. I also believe the controller was not watching us, because he did not stop us or advise us until we were almost to the runway, nor did he give us specific txwys to use. All and all, it was a dumb mistake that should not have happened. Fortunately, it turned out ok for everyone -- no accidents or incidents with other aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L60 FLT CREW HAS RWY INCURSION AT APF.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF A LEAR 60 OPERATED AS PART 91, FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP COMPANY. IT WAS MY FIRST DAY ON DUTY AFTER 3 DAYS OFF. I HAD JUST PICKED UP THE ACFT AND FO IN FT LAUDERDALE, FL, APPROX 2 HRS EARLIER. WE WERE PICKING PAX UP IN NAPLES, FL, AND GOING TO PDK ARPT. WHEN OUR PAX ARRIVED, WE STARTED ENGS AS NORMAL AND FOLLOWED ALL SOP'S. WE CALLED FOR CLRNC TO TAXI AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 32. I WAS THE PNF, SO I HAD THE CHARTS IN FRONT OF ME. I QUICKLY SCANNED THE CHART AND FIGURED THE QUICKEST WAY TO RWY 32. I ADVISED MY PARTNER AND WE BEGAN TAXIING. AS WE STARTED TO TAXI, I NOTICED MY HEADSET BUSTED INTO PIECES. I WAS PREOCCUPIED BY THIS AS WELL AS RUNNING CHKLIST AND SETTING UP THE FMS. WE TAXIED VIA THE RTE WE DISCUSSED TO THE RWY. WE WERE CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE TO CLR ALL RWYS AS WE CROSSED. WE EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE TXWY PARALLEL TO RWY 32 WHERE WE WERE ADVISED BY GND CTL THAT WE HAD JUST CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION. WE QUESTIONED THE CTLR AND DISCOVERED HE WAS RIGHT AND WE HAD TAKEN THE WRONG RTE TO GET US THERE WITHOUT XING THE ACTIVE. WE ADMITTED OUR MISTAKE AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ELSE. THOUGH IT WAS OUR FIRST DAY ON, WE WERE BOTH TIRED AND BOTH FIGHTING COLDS. WE ALSO WERE NEW TO EACH OTHER. IN HINDSIGHT, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 'OUTSIDE' THE AIRPLANE ON THE TAXI. WE BOTH MISSED THIS EVENT AND BOTH OF US KNOW BETTER. OUR SLIGHT FATIGUE AND ILLNESS PLAYED A ROLE AS WELL AS THE NUMEROUS ARPTS WE SEE REGULARLY. I ALSO BELIEVE THE CTLR WAS NOT WATCHING US, BECAUSE HE DID NOT STOP US OR ADVISE US UNTIL WE WERE ALMOST TO THE RWY, NOR DID HE GIVE US SPECIFIC TXWYS TO USE. ALL AND ALL, IT WAS A DUMB MISTAKE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, IT TURNED OUT OK FOR EVERYONE -- NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS WITH OTHER ACFT.

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.