Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Fatigue; Situational Awareness; Confusion; Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Company Policy
Beautiful sunny morning with good visibility. Was told to taxi from the to Runway 28 Via Charlie and Bravo. First Officer read it back as stated and correctly. I taxied via Charlie and took a right turn on Bravo One followed by a left on Bravo. The Ground Controller stated we made a wrong turn and I stopped. We sat there for about 25 minutes or so and waited to be released to our destination. Neither the First Officer nor I caught the mistake until [the] Controller told us. I believe the only factor involved was fatigue: Two nights earlier was a reduced rest later PM finish with 8 hours behind the door. I probably slept 6 hours that night. The night previous to this incident was a minimum compensatory 11 hours from duty of which I only slept 3 or 4 hours. I Just could not sleep the night before. More sleep would definitely make me more alert and less apt to make mistakes such as this.
A fatigued CRJ-200 Captain made an error while taxiing on an early morning departure after two nights of poor rest; the first night with reduced rest; the second just poor sleep.