Right-22 helicopter returning to parking crossed runway without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	574278
Time
Date	200302
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mic.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 5
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mic.tower tower : bur.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 425 flight time type : 295
ASRS Report	574278
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I requested taxi clearance from the hover practice area to the flight school ramp on the opposite side of the airport. In order to get to the ramp, I had to cross 2 active parallel runways. I was given instructions from the tower to 'hold short of runway 14L.' upon receiving these instructions, I repeated them back to the tower. I proceeded across the first runway and held short of the second runway. The tower asked me to verify that I was holding short of the runway. I confirmed that I was 'holding short runway 14L.' I was given instructions then to proceed to the ramp. Upon arriving at the ramp, I realized I had confused runway 14L and runway 14R, and had inadvertently crossed an active runway. Following the incident, the tower called me over the phone to discuss what had happened. I explained my confusion of the runways and the tower decided not to take further action, but advised me to be more alert in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: R-22 HELI RETURNING TO PARKING CROSSED RWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: I REQUESTED TAXI CLRNC FROM THE HOVER PRACTICE AREA TO THE FLT SCHOOL RAMP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ARPT. IN ORDER TO GET TO THE RAMP, I HAD TO CROSS 2 ACTIVE PARALLEL RWYS. I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR TO 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 14L.' UPON RECEIVING THESE INSTRUCTIONS, I REPEATED THEM BACK TO THE TWR. I PROCEEDED ACROSS THE FIRST RWY AND HELD SHORT OF THE SECOND RWY. THE TWR ASKED ME TO VERIFY THAT I WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY. I CONFIRMED THAT I WAS 'HOLDING SHORT RWY 14L.' I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS THEN TO PROCEED TO THE RAMP. UPON ARRIVING AT THE RAMP, I REALIZED I HAD CONFUSED RWY 14L AND RWY 14R, AND HAD INADVERTENTLY CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, THE TWR CALLED ME OVER THE PHONE TO DISCUSS WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I EXPLAINED MY CONFUSION OF THE RWYS AND THE TWR DECIDED NOT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION, BUT ADVISED ME TO BE MORE ALERT IN THE FUTURE.

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.