After landing apa, a C206 pilot crossed an active runway en route to parking.

Attributes
ACN	584178
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	584178
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed at airport apa approximately XA00 in VFR conditions. I was told to exit runway 17R and monitor tower frequency to parking. I was planning on parking at FBO towards the south end of runway 17R. There had been construction since I was there previously and I missed the taxiway to this FBO, but did see another, that appeared to be a new taxiway to the FBO. This actually was an approach to runway 10/28 at the very western edge of this runway. The active runway was runway 17R on the ATIS and I felt that I could cross the end of this runway without any significant danger. I was informed, after I crossed the runway, on rolling to a stop at the FBO to contact the tower after tie down. I did contact the tower and they informed me that I had crossed the active runway without permission and this was an incursion. I did apologize and tried to explain my confusion and the fact that I was wrong. The person in the control tower did not identify themselves, and did not ask me for any further follow up or reporting. I have re-reviewed the information put out by NASA on runway incursions and will make every attempt not to make this error in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER LNDG APA, A C206 PLT CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY ENRTE TO PARKING.

Narrative: I LANDED AT ARPT APA APPROX XA00 IN VFR CONDITIONS. I WAS TOLD TO EXIT RWY 17R AND MONITOR TWR FREQ TO PARKING. I WAS PLANNING ON PARKING AT FBO TOWARDS THE S END OF RWY 17R. THERE HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTION SINCE I WAS THERE PREVIOUSLY AND I MISSED THE TXWY TO THIS FBO, BUT DID SEE ANOTHER, THAT APPEARED TO BE A NEW TXWY TO THE FBO. THIS ACTUALLY WAS AN APCH TO RWY 10/28 AT THE VERY WESTERN EDGE OF THIS RWY. THE ACTIVE RWY WAS RWY 17R ON THE ATIS AND I FELT THAT I COULD CROSS THE END OF THIS RWY WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT DANGER. I WAS INFORMED, AFTER I CROSSED THE RWY, ON ROLLING TO A STOP AT THE FBO TO CONTACT THE TWR AFTER TIE DOWN. I DID CONTACT THE TWR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION AND THIS WAS AN INCURSION. I DID APOLOGIZE AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN MY CONFUSION AND THE FACT THAT I WAS WRONG. THE PERSON IN THE CTL TWR DID NOT IDENT THEMSELVES, AND DID NOT ASK ME FOR ANY FURTHER FOLLOW UP OR RPTING. I HAVE RE-REVIEWED THE INFO PUT OUT BY NASA ON RWY INCURSIONS AND WILL MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT NOT TO MAKE THIS ERROR 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.