PA24 pilot had runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	428604
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jxn
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	428604
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Started plane on ramp, listened to ATIS, called ground for taxi. Jxn ground said taxi to runway 14. I got on taxiway and proceeded north towards runway 14. Jxn's runways intersect (runway 4/32 and runway 6/24). When I got to intersection, I got on the active runway and started back-taxiing runway 14. I had missed the taxi turn to get to beginning of runway 14. I don't think the left turn is clearly marked. The main 'drag' appeared to go straight. A more prominent sign should point the way or ground should give routing. Ground control said to continue down the runway but to contact tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA24 PLT HAD RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: STARTED PLANE ON RAMP, LISTENED TO ATIS, CALLED GND FOR TAXI. JXN GND SAID TAXI TO RWY 14. I GOT ON TXWY AND PROCEEDED N TOWARDS RWY 14. JXN'S RWYS INTERSECT (RWY 4/32 AND RWY 6/24). WHEN I GOT TO INTXN, I GOT ON THE ACTIVE RWY AND STARTED BACK-TAXIING RWY 14. I HAD MISSED THE TAXI TURN TO GET TO BEGINNING OF RWY 14. I DON'T THINK THE L TURN IS CLRLY MARKED. THE MAIN 'DRAG' APPEARED TO GO STRAIGHT. A MORE PROMINENT SIGN SHOULD POINT THE WAY OR GND SHOULD GIVE ROUTING. GND CTL SAID TO CONTINUE DOWN THE RWY BUT TO CONTACT TWR.

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.