Narrative:

I was following an instrument flight plan from hamilton, ny (H30) to st louis, mo (sus). Over cleveland at 8000 ft, I had a left and right alternator failure. Cleveland approach vectored me to cleveland hopkins cle and I landed at near mid-day. After 6 hours of repairs, it was difficult to taxi at the large, dark, unfamiliar field. Ground control said to take the orange taxi route. 'Orange' was not on my diagram. I told ground control that I needed progressive taxi instructions because it was dark and unfamiliar. Ground control said to take taxiway J to taxiway U and follow the jet in front of me. I focused on following the jet. In the act of following the jet in front of me, I crossed runway 24L on my way to runway 24R. It was dark and unfamiliar. Ground control told me to call the tower when I landed. I complied with the request. I deeply regret this runway crossing accidentally occurring.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION OCCURS WHEN A BE55 PLT TAXIES ACROSS RWY 24L WITHOUT CLRNC IN A NIGHT OP AT CLE, OH.

Narrative: I WAS FOLLOWING AN INST FLT PLAN FROM HAMILTON, NY (H30) TO ST LOUIS, MO (SUS). OVER CLEVELAND AT 8000 FT, I HAD A L AND R ALTERNATOR FAILURE. CLEVELAND APCH VECTORED ME TO CLEVELAND HOPKINS CLE AND I LANDED AT NEAR MID-DAY. AFTER 6 HRS OF REPAIRS, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TAXI AT THE LARGE, DARK, UNFAMILIAR FIELD. GND CTL SAID TO TAKE THE ORANGE TAXI RTE. 'ORANGE' WAS NOT ON MY DIAGRAM. I TOLD GND CTL THAT I NEEDED PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND UNFAMILIAR. GND CTL SAID TO TAKE TXWY J TO TXWY U AND FOLLOW THE JET IN FRONT OF ME. I FOCUSED ON FOLLOWING THE JET. IN THE ACT OF FOLLOWING THE JET IN FRONT OF ME, I CROSSED RWY 24L ON MY WAY TO RWY 24R. IT WAS DARK AND UNFAMILIAR. GND CTL TOLD ME TO CALL THE TWR WHEN I LANDED. I COMPLIED WITH THE REQUEST. I DEEPLY REGRET THIS RWY XING ACCIDENTALLY OCCURRING.

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.