Narrative:

This is a full blown idiotic runway incursion at cpr; wy. We were taxiing to runway 21 via taxiway a and alpha 7. Alpha runs parallel to the runway and is physically part of the ramp in front of the FBO. Instead of turning right on alpha; I crossed alpha and made the first right turn which was the active runway 21. I immediately realized my mistake and at the same time ground control called the error. There was a single engine airplane on the runway which had just landed and was ready to turn off about 2000-3000 ft downwind of us. Therefore; there was no real physical conflict. The simple explanation is the age old problem of distraction. Our company prefers to operate the citation with 2 pilots in the cockpit; but operating a relatively low number of hours per yr; we had only hired 1 full time pilot (me). I am authority/authorized to fly single pilot. For our second (contract) pilot we chose the most qualified sic available. When a pilot does not meet the insurance requirements for cockpit crew members; then I am technically operating single pilot; as I was on this day. I am limited on how I may use the other pilot in this scenario. I mainly have him help with the checklists and radios. At the time of this incident; I had diverted my attention from taxiing to explaining a checklist item he was missing. That was my mistake. In my 'semi conscious' mind I was expecting to cross a median in my short trip to taxiway a. I did just that and then turned left onto the runway 'thinking' it was the taxiway. I quickly realized my mistake about the same time as ground control called the error. I did a quick 180 degree turn; then exited the runway; which was the first option offered by ground control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C550 HAS A RUNWAY INCURSION AT KCPR.

Narrative: THIS IS A FULL BLOWN IDIOTIC RWY INCURSION AT CPR; WY. WE WERE TAXIING TO RWY 21 VIA TXWY A AND ALPHA 7. ALPHA RUNS PARALLEL TO THE RWY AND IS PHYSICALLY PART OF THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE FBO. INSTEAD OF TURNING R ON ALPHA; I CROSSED ALPHA AND MADE THE FIRST R TURN WHICH WAS THE ACTIVE RWY 21. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND AT THE SAME TIME GND CTL CALLED THE ERROR. THERE WAS A SINGLE ENG AIRPLANE ON THE RWY WHICH HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS READY TO TURN OFF ABOUT 2000-3000 FT DOWNWIND OF US. THEREFORE; THERE WAS NO REAL PHYSICAL CONFLICT. THE SIMPLE EXPLANATION IS THE AGE OLD PROB OF DISTR. OUR COMPANY PREFERS TO OPERATE THE CITATION WITH 2 PLTS IN THE COCKPIT; BUT OPERATING A RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER OF HRS PER YR; WE HAD ONLY HIRED 1 FULL TIME PLT (ME). I AM AUTH TO FLY SINGLE PLT. FOR OUR SECOND (CONTRACT) PLT WE CHOSE THE MOST QUALIFIED SIC AVAILABLE. WHEN A PLT DOES NOT MEET THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS; THEN I AM TECHNICALLY OPERATING SINGLE PLT; AS I WAS ON THIS DAY. I AM LIMITED ON HOW I MAY USE THE OTHER PLT IN THIS SCENARIO. I MAINLY HAVE HIM HELP WITH THE CHKLISTS AND RADIOS. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT; I HAD DIVERTED MY ATTN FROM TAXIING TO EXPLAINING A CHKLIST ITEM HE WAS MISSING. THAT WAS MY MISTAKE. IN MY 'SEMI CONSCIOUS' MIND I WAS EXPECTING TO CROSS A MEDIAN IN MY SHORT TRIP TO TXWY A. I DID JUST THAT AND THEN TURNED L ONTO THE RWY 'THINKING' IT WAS THE TXWY. I QUICKLY REALIZED MY MISTAKE ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS GND CTL CALLED THE ERROR. I DID A QUICK 180 DEG TURN; THEN EXITED THE RWY; WHICH WAS THE FIRST OPTION OFFERED BY GND CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.