Atx pilot went onto active runway while C402 was on takeoff roll. Ground controller told local controller and csna takeoff was aborted. Reporter stated tower ht makes it hard to distinguish runway from taxiway. Ground controller observed PA31 on the runway by noting tires on wrong side of runway lights.

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Attributes
ACN	351286
Time
Date	199610
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	351286
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft 1 instructed to taxi to runway 36 from FBO. Aircraft 1 taxied via taxiway B and turned sbound on runway 36. Aircraft 2 was forced to abort takeoff as air traffic controller on local was advising aircraft 2 of problem. I advised local the aircraft 1 was on the runway without permission at the same time the aircraft 1 was aborting takeoff. No damage and/or injury, only aborted takeoff. The distance to the runway is well over a mi, tower ht does not allow controllers to distinguish between runway, taxiway, and the ramp on that side of airport. Only the sighting of his tires on the wrong side of the runway lights caused the questioning of his position and telling local to abort aircraft 2 takeoff. Lit is awaiting funding for new tower which will allow for better visibility to the west side of airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT WENT ONTO ACTIVE RWY WHILE C402 WAS ON TKOF ROLL. GND CTLR TOLD LCL CTLR AND CSNA TKOF WAS ABORTED. RPTR STATED TWR HT MAKES IT HARD TO DISTINGUISH RWY FROM TXWY. GND CTLR OBSERVED PA31 ON THE RWY BY NOTING TIRES ON WRONG SIDE OF RWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: ACFT 1 INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 36 FROM FBO. ACFT 1 TAXIED VIA TXWY B AND TURNED SBOUND ON RWY 36. ACFT 2 WAS FORCED TO ABORT TKOF AS AIR TFC CTLR ON LCL WAS ADVISING ACFT 2 OF PROB. I ADVISED LCL THE ACFT 1 WAS ON THE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION AT THE SAME TIME THE ACFT 1 WAS ABORTING TKOF. NO DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY, ONLY ABORTED TKOF. THE DISTANCE TO THE RWY IS WELL OVER A MI, TWR HT DOES NOT ALLOW CTLRS TO DISTINGUISH BTWN RWY, TXWY, AND THE RAMP ON THAT SIDE OF ARPT. ONLY THE SIGHTING OF HIS TIRES ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RWY LIGHTS CAUSED THE QUESTIONING OF HIS POS AND TELLING LCL TO ABORT ACFT 2 TKOF. LIT IS AWAITING FUNDING FOR NEW TWR WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER VISIBILITY TO THE W SIDE OF ARPT.

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.