Narrative:

Bos airport, mooney xx told to hold short at taxiway K on parallel taxiway to runway 4L at bos. Ground controller told mooney xx to make right turn onto taxiway west and taxi to runway 4L. (No hold short instructions given.) runway 4L numbers only +/-30 ft from taxiway K. No hold short line observed between taxiway K and runway 4L numbers. At same time as given taxi to runway 4L from taxiway K, ground controller told mooney xx to monitor tower. As mooney xx taxied into position, tower controller told commuter to go around. No separation lost. Tower controller then told mooney xx to taxi off runway 4L and hold short on taxiway. Tower controller told mooney xx to call tower when realizing destination. When tower called, controller told pilot no action, bad instructions, apologetic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN M20 TAXIES ONTO RWY 4L AT BOS WITHOUT CLRNC. PLT HAD BEEN TOLD TO HOLD SHORT.

Narrative: BOS ARPT, MOONEY XX TOLD TO HOLD SHORT AT TXWY K ON PARALLEL TXWY TO RWY 4L AT BOS. GND CTLR TOLD MOONEY XX TO MAKE R TURN ONTO TXWY W AND TAXI TO RWY 4L. (NO HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN.) RWY 4L NUMBERS ONLY +/-30 FT FROM TXWY K. NO HOLD SHORT LINE OBSERVED BTWN TXWY K AND RWY 4L NUMBERS. AT SAME TIME AS GIVEN TAXI TO RWY 4L FROM TXWY K, GND CTLR TOLD MOONEY XX TO MONITOR TWR. AS MOONEY XX TAXIED INTO POS, TWR CTLR TOLD COMMUTER TO GO AROUND. NO SEPARATION LOST. TWR CTLR THEN TOLD MOONEY XX TO TAXI OFF RWY 4L AND HOLD SHORT ON TXWY. TWR CTLR TOLD MOONEY XX TO CALL TWR WHEN REALIZING DEST. WHEN TWR CALLED, CTLR TOLD PLT NO ACTION, BAD INSTRUCTIONS, APOLOGETIC.

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.