BE1900 entered runway without ATC approval at alb.

Attributes
ACN	585762
Time
Date	200306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	585762
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During taxi on an IOE flight, I become distracted by a heading flag and had my head down in the cockpit. Instead of making a turn onto the parallel taxiway, I continued on and made a turn onto the runway. As soon as I initiated the turn, I realized my location and made a prompt 180 degree turn and rejoined the proper taxiway. There were no other aircraft in the vicinity at the time. This could have been prevented by both increased vigilance from both the crew members, and by not allowing the heading flag to distract me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE1900 ENTERED RWY WITHOUT ATC APPROVAL AT ALB.

Narrative: DURING TAXI ON AN IOE FLT, I BECOME DISTRACTED BY A HDG FLAG AND HAD MY HEAD DOWN IN THE COCKPIT. INSTEAD OF MAKING A TURN ONTO THE PARALLEL TXWY, I CONTINUED ON AND MADE A TURN ONTO THE RWY. AS SOON AS I INITIATED THE TURN, I REALIZED MY LOCATION AND MADE A PROMPT 180 DEG TURN AND REJOINED THE PROPER TXWY. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE VICINITY AT THE TIME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY BOTH INCREASED VIGILANCE FROM BOTH THE CREW MEMBERS, AND BY NOT ALLOWING THE HDG FLAG TO DISTRACT ME.

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.