Air taxi pilot crosses runway during taxi to runway in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	318518
Time
Date	199510
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3500
ASRS Report	318518
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground control cleared me for taxi to runway 10R on taxiway echo for an intersection departure. Because I was not looking carefully enough, and for low visibility due to water on windows and ground, I taxied onto 10R runway. When I noticed what I had done I was about halfway across. I continued on to the other side and contacted ground with the problem. They sent me to tower who cleared me for takeoff. I believe this is mostly my fault. I think complacency was the problem. I simply was not being careful enough to identify my position, especially with the low visibility. I think the taxiway surface markings should be much brighter. It was extremely difficult to see the hold line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI PLT CROSSES RWY DURING TAXI TO RWY IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: GND CTL CLRED ME FOR TAXI TO RWY 10R ON TXWY ECHO FOR AN INTXN DEP. BECAUSE I WAS NOT LOOKING CAREFULLY ENOUGH, AND FOR LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO WATER ON WINDOWS AND GND, I TAXIED ONTO 10R RWY. WHEN I NOTICED WHAT I HAD DONE I WAS ABOUT HALFWAY ACROSS. I CONTINUED ON TO THE OTHER SIDE AND CONTACTED GND WITH THE PROB. THEY SENT ME TO TWR WHO CLRED ME FOR TKOF. I BELIEVE THIS IS MOSTLY MY FAULT. I THINK COMPLACENCY WAS THE PROB. I SIMPLY WAS NOT BEING CAREFUL ENOUGH TO IDENTIFY MY POS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOW VISIBILITY. I THINK THE TXWY SURFACE MARKINGS SHOULD BE MUCH BRIGHTER. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE HOLD LINE.

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.