Pilot of light single engine aircraft guilty of runway transgression.

Attributes
ACN	127421
Time
Date	198911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bvt
State Reference	VT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1160 flight time type : 32
ASRS Report	127421
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Preparation for IFR x-country flight with start-up and taxi to taxiway a short distance off grass parking site thru run-up and system check with call to ground for clearance IFR. On completion of readback, told to taxi to runway. As I was already at runway, I moved ahead onto active runway as landing aircraft had already passed. I then realized I had not called tower! And was on runway. On calling tower I was reminded to contact tower before taxiing onto active. Factors that led to this occurrence were short spacing, a hurry-up altitude and previous experience at uncontrolled fields with frequent touch and goes. I believe future prethought and then active both on radio and of aircraft will prevent a recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE ACFT GUILTY OF RWY TRANSGRESSION.

Narrative: PREPARATION FOR IFR X-COUNTRY FLT WITH START-UP AND TAXI TO TXWY A SHORT DISTANCE OFF GRASS PARKING SITE THRU RUN-UP AND SYSTEM CHECK WITH CALL TO GND FOR CLRNC IFR. ON COMPLETION OF READBACK, TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY. AS I WAS ALREADY AT RWY, I MOVED AHEAD ONTO ACTIVE RWY AS LNDG ACFT HAD ALREADY PASSED. I THEN REALIZED I HAD NOT CALLED TWR! AND WAS ON RWY. ON CALLING TWR I WAS REMINDED TO CONTACT TWR BEFORE TAXIING ONTO ACTIVE. FACTORS THAT LED TO THIS OCCURRENCE WERE SHORT SPACING, A HURRY-UP ALT AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AT UNCONTROLLED FIELDS WITH FREQUENT TOUCH AND GOES. I BELIEVE FUTURE PRETHOUGHT AND THEN ACTIVE BOTH ON RADIO AND OF ACFT WILL PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.