A pilot taxied up to the apa runway 17L threshold from the north runup ramp because he did not reali...

Attributes
ACN	1025342
Time
Date	201207
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	APA.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 29 Flight Crew Total 1301 Flight Crew Type 697
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

[I] received ATIS; which stated getting a taxi clearance after runup. Called ground for taxi and was cleared to north runup. Taxied to north runup; performed run ups. Runup location is 30 ft from end of runway. After runup; I taxied to end of runway; called for VFR release when I was advised I had no clearance to taxi. I then realized I needed a clearance to go the last 30 ft. Tower advised to hold position; I did. They then cleared me for takeoff. Afterward I looked at runway chart and saw this was a hotspot. What was confusing is I had gotten fuel at that spot before having lunch; which made me complacent. I need to listen to more than the winds and very high density altitude. After departure; the controller asked if I was returning to apa; I said no; that's when I realized I screwed up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot taxied up to the APA Runway 17L threshold from the North Runup Ramp because he did not realize the hold short line was so far from the runway.

Narrative: [I] received ATIS; which stated getting a taxi clearance after runup. Called Ground for taxi and was cleared to north runup. Taxied to north runup; performed run ups. Runup location is 30 FT from end of runway. After runup; I taxied to end of runway; called for VFR release when I was advised I had no clearance to taxi. I then realized I needed a clearance to go the last 30 FT. Tower advised to hold position; I did. They then cleared me for takeoff. Afterward I looked at runway chart and saw this was a hotspot. What was confusing is I had gotten fuel at that spot before having lunch; which made me complacent. I need to listen to more than the winds and very high density altitude. After departure; the Controller asked if I was returning to APA; I said no; that's when I realized I screwed up.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A pilot taxied up to the apa runway 17L threshold from the north runup ramp because he did not realize the hold short line was so far from the runway.