AN AIR TAXI FREIGHT PLT IN A C208 CARAVAN CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION.

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ON THE NIGHT OF FEB/XA/99; I RECEIVED MY TAXI CLRNC FROM ATC FOR MY FLT FROM MYR TO CAE. THE CLRNC READ; 'TAXI TO RWY 17 VIA TXWY C.' HAVING NOT HEARD THE PHRASE 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 17;' I CHKED FOR TFC ON THE RWY AND ON FINAL AND PROCEEDED TO CROSS RWY 17 TO THE APCH END OF THE RWY FOR TKOF. THE FOLLOWING EVENING; I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF PLT TO CONTACT HIM. I WAS INFORMED BY THE CHIEF PLT THAT THE MYRTLE BEACH ATC SUPVR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING FORTH A VIOLATION FOR FAILING TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY. ON FEB/XC/99; AFTER RETURNING TO MYRTLE BEACH; I MADE A VISIT TO THE TWR TO SEE THE SUPVR. WE DISCUSSED THE SIT AND HE UNDERSTOOD HOW CONFUSION COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. I INFORMED HIM THAT WHEN I HAD NOT RECEIVED A HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION THEN I PROCEEDED TO THE DEP RWY. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD; I WILL STOP PRIOR TO ALL RWYS AND CLARIFY THAT I AM CLRED TO CROSS ANY AND ALL RWYS. ALSO; THE SUPVR INFORMED MY THAT HE HAS BRIEFED ALL HIS CTLRS TO SAY THE WORDS 'HOLD SHORT' EVEN THOUGH THE AIM STATES THAT A CLRNC TO TAXI TO A RWY DOES NOT ALLOW THE PLT TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY.