A cessna skymaster pilot taxies across the runway hold line without a clearance at abq.

Attributes
ACN	449310
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Super Skymaster
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 81 flight time total : 1348 flight time type : 295
ASRS Report	449310
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem: runway 8 is located about 300 ft north of the holding line for closed runway 12. I do not recall seeing a sign noting that the holding line at closed runway 12 is also the holding line for runway 8. I expected to see a separate holding line for runway 8 beyond what I thought was the holding line for closed runway 12. I proceeded to slowly and cautiously taxi toward runway 8 while looking for its holding line. Not finding one, I stopped the aircraft about 75 ft short of the south edge of runway 8. I did not intrude on runway 8. Within seconds of stopping I was notified by ground control that I had crossed the holding line for runway 8. Ground instructed me to do a 180 degree turn and back-taxi to the holding line which I had perceived as being exclusive to runway 12. While executing the turn and the back-taxi routine, I apologized to ground and commented about the current ground conditions at the specific site which may tend to confuse many pilots new to the airport. No further comments were made by ground control or myself about the event, and tower cleared my aircraft for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA SKYMASTER PLT TAXIES ACROSS THE RWY HOLD LINE WITHOUT A CLRNC AT ABQ.

Narrative: THE PROB: RWY 8 IS LOCATED ABOUT 300 FT N OF THE HOLDING LINE FOR CLOSED RWY 12. I DO NOT RECALL SEEING A SIGN NOTING THAT THE HOLDING LINE AT CLOSED RWY 12 IS ALSO THE HOLDING LINE FOR RWY 8. I EXPECTED TO SEE A SEPARATE HOLDING LINE FOR RWY 8 BEYOND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE HOLDING LINE FOR CLOSED RWY 12. I PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY TAXI TOWARD RWY 8 WHILE LOOKING FOR ITS HOLDING LINE. NOT FINDING ONE, I STOPPED THE ACFT ABOUT 75 FT SHORT OF THE S EDGE OF RWY 8. I DID NOT INTRUDE ON RWY 8. WITHIN SECONDS OF STOPPING I WAS NOTIFIED BY GND CTL THAT I HAD CROSSED THE HOLDING LINE FOR RWY 8. GND INSTRUCTED ME TO DO A 180 DEG TURN AND BACK-TAXI TO THE HOLDING LINE WHICH I HAD PERCEIVED AS BEING EXCLUSIVE TO RWY 12. WHILE EXECUTING THE TURN AND THE BACK-TAXI ROUTINE, I APOLOGIZED TO GND AND COMMENTED ABOUT THE CURRENT GND CONDITIONS AT THE SPECIFIC SITE WHICH MAY TEND TO CONFUSE MANY PLTS NEW TO THE ARPT. NO FURTHER COMMENTS WERE MADE BY GND CTL OR MYSELF ABOUT THE EVENT, AND TWR CLRED MY ACFT FOR TKOF.

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.