Unauthorized runway entry as small aircraft passes over the faded runway marking hold line placement...

Attributes
ACN	282514
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ipt
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 188 flight time type : 36
ASRS Report	282514
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I was on the ground at the FBO at ipt. I called the tower and asked for a south departure. The tower cleared me to runway 27. I taxied on taxiway a towards runway 27. I stopped where I thought was an appropriate place to do a runup. At that point, the tower called me and said I had passed the hold short line for runway 27. I asked if I should do a 180 but the tower said no. After further clearance, I departed without incident. If the tower had wished me to hold short, I believe the controller should have made that explicit in his clearance. Also, I may have chosen the hold short line to do my runup anyway, but the hold short line marking was so faded it was virtually impossible to see. I believe airport markings should be checked and repainted more frequently to avoid problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY AS SMA PASSES OVER THE FADED RWY MARKING HOLD LINE PLACEMENT.

Narrative: I WAS ON THE GND AT THE FBO AT IPT. I CALLED THE TWR AND ASKED FOR A S DEP. THE TWR CLRED ME TO RWY 27. I TAXIED ON TXWY A TOWARDS RWY 27. I STOPPED WHERE I THOUGHT WAS AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO DO A RUNUP. AT THAT POINT, THE TWR CALLED ME AND SAID I HAD PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 27. I ASKED IF I SHOULD DO A 180 BUT THE TWR SAID NO. AFTER FURTHER CLRNC, I DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IF THE TWR HAD WISHED ME TO HOLD SHORT, I BELIEVE THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE MADE THAT EXPLICIT IN HIS CLRNC. ALSO, I MAY HAVE CHOSEN THE HOLD SHORT LINE TO DO MY RUNUP ANYWAY, BUT THE HOLD SHORT LINE MARKING WAS SO FADED IT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. I BELIEVE ARPT MARKINGS SHOULD BE CHKED AND REPAINTED MORE FREQUENTLY TO AVOID PROBS.

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