Pilot of C172 utilized runway 7 overrun as taxiway to ramp when cleared by the ground controller to 'taxi to the terminal' after landing. Controller contends that clearance 'to the terminal' allowed a direct crossing of intervening runways, but did not constitute a clearance to utilize any portion of such runway as a taxiway along its extended centerline.

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Attributes
ACN	586565
Time
Date	200307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk.airport
State Reference	OH
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	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10.3 flight time total : 837 flight time type : 271
ASRS Report	586565
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing on runway 21L at lunken field (luk), I was cleared onto taxiway C via taxiway B to the terminal building with no hold short instructions. I crossed the approach end of runway 3L and continued on taxiway C to the intersection of runway 7. The yellow taxi line at the intersection split into 2 sections. One went straight ahead crossing runway 7 and the other went left on the approach end and then winding to the right to the ramp. I was notified by radio from ground control that I couldn't turn on to runway 7 without clearance. Since the taxi line traced the unusable section of runway 7 I didn't think I was in violation. I studied the airport diagram more closely and found that crossing directly over runway 7 would have been safer and more expeditious. What I think could help prevent a similar occurrence in this situation would be to install a sign with the word 'terminal' and an arrow pointing straight ahead crossing runway 7.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C172 UTILIZED RWY 7 OVERRUN AS TXWY TO RAMP WHEN CLRED BY THE GND CTLR TO 'TAXI TO THE TERMINAL' AFTER LNDG. CTLR CONTENDS THAT CLRNC 'TO THE TERMINAL' ALLOWED A DIRECT XING OF INTERVENING RWYS, BUT DID NOT CONSTITUTE A CLRNC TO UTILIZE ANY PORTION OF SUCH RWY AS A TXWY ALONG ITS EXTENDED CTRLINE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 21L AT LUNKEN FIELD (LUK), I WAS CLRED ONTO TXWY C VIA TXWY B TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING WITH NO HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. I CROSSED THE APCH END OF RWY 3L AND CONTINUED ON TXWY C TO THE INTXN OF RWY 7. THE YELLOW TAXI LINE AT THE INTXN SPLIT INTO 2 SECTIONS. ONE WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD XING RWY 7 AND THE OTHER WENT L ON THE APCH END AND THEN WINDING TO THE R TO THE RAMP. I WAS NOTIFIED BY RADIO FROM GND CTL THAT I COULDN'T TURN ON TO RWY 7 WITHOUT CLRNC. SINCE THE TAXI LINE TRACED THE UNUSABLE SECTION OF RWY 7 I DIDN'T THINK I WAS IN VIOLATION. I STUDIED THE ARPT DIAGRAM MORE CLOSELY AND FOUND THAT XING DIRECTLY OVER RWY 7 WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFER AND MORE EXPEDITIOUS. WHAT I THINK COULD HELP PREVENT A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE IN THIS SIT WOULD BE TO INSTALL A SIGN WITH THE WORD 'TERMINAL' AND AN ARROW POINTING STRAIGHT AHEAD XING RWY 7.

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.