An atx freighter pilot taxied across the hold line of the active runway without authority/authorized...

Attributes
ACN	433920
Time
Date	199904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	433920
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On apr/xa/99 I received the mco airport ATIS for departure at approximately XA00 local. The ATIS advised that runway 36 and runway 35 were in use for departure and that runway 36L was closed. The ground controller was very busy. I 'understood' that I was cleared to taxi to runway 36R for departure from the west cargo ramp via intersection A1. I proceeded to runway 36L and noticed barricades just south of intersection A1 on runway 36L. About this time I noticed the aircraft in front of me proceeding to begin takeoff roll on runway 36L. This aircraft was north of intersection A1 and no danger of collision existed. As I had crossed the yellow line by this time and was on the edge of the runway, I immediately reversed course and taxied into intersection A1 from which I came. I switched to tower frequency and was cleared to depart runway 36L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX FREIGHTER PLT TAXIED ACROSS THE HOLD LINE OF THE ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT AUTH.

Narrative: ON APR/XA/99 I RECEIVED THE MCO ARPT ATIS FOR DEP AT APPROX XA00 LCL. THE ATIS ADVISED THAT RWY 36 AND RWY 35 WERE IN USE FOR DEP AND THAT RWY 36L WAS CLOSED. THE GND CTLR WAS VERY BUSY. I 'UNDERSTOOD' THAT I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 36R FOR DEP FROM THE W CARGO RAMP VIA INTXN A1. I PROCEEDED TO RWY 36L AND NOTICED BARRICADES JUST S OF INTXN A1 ON RWY 36L. ABOUT THIS TIME I NOTICED THE ACFT IN FRONT OF ME PROCEEDING TO BEGIN TKOF ROLL ON RWY 36L. THIS ACFT WAS N OF INTXN A1 AND NO DANGER OF COLLISION EXISTED. AS I HAD CROSSED THE YELLOW LINE BY THIS TIME AND WAS ON THE EDGE OF THE RWY, I IMMEDIATELY REVERSED COURSE AND TAXIED INTO INTXN A1 FROM WHICH I CAME. I SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND WAS CLRED TO DEPART RWY 36L.

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.