Mooney pilot incurs runway apt pbi.

Attributes
ACN	460626
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	460626
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility
Airport	markings : pbi.airport procedure or policy : pbi.airport signage : pbi.airport

Narrative:

At XA50 was given clearance taxi runway 9L, was given progressive taxi instructions, then told to taxi end of taxiway right runup area. Following instructions there appeared to be a runup area after having crossed what appeared to be black painted over runway hold bar. Runway 9L was clearly over 100 yards away 'north'. After my runup I contacted tower and was cleared runway 9R departure. After turning the plane 120 degrees right I discovered my runup was actually done on runway 9R. I did not observe any signage from taxiway right of runway 9R and only observed ground markings for runway 9R. While I was not notified by ground or tower of my incursion there are significant safety concerns of ground instructions, field observation by tower, signage, and marking of runway 9R from taxiway right. No other aircraft were using 9R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MOONEY PLT INCURS RWY APT PBI.

Narrative: AT XA50 WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TAXI RWY 9L, WAS GIVEN PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, THEN TOLD TO TAXI END OF TAXIWAY R RUNUP AREA. FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS THERE APPEARED TO BE A RUNUP AREA AFTER HAVING CROSSED WHAT APPEARED TO BE BLACK PAINTED OVER RWY HOLD BAR. RWY 9L WAS CLEARLY OVER 100 YARDS AWAY 'NORTH'. AFTER MY RUNUP I CONTACTED TOWER AND WAS CLEARED RWY 9R DEPARTURE. AFTER TURNING THE PLANE 120 DEGREES R I DISCOVERED MY RUNUP WAS ACTUALLY DONE ON RUNWAY 9R. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY SIGNAGE FROM TAXIWAY R OF RWY 9R AND ONLY OBSERVED GROUND MARKINGS FOR RWY 9R. WHILE I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY GROUND OR TOWER OF MY INCURSION THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS OF GROUND INSTRUCTIONS, FIELD OBSERVATION BY TOWER, SIGNAGE, AND MARKING OF RWY 9R FROM TAXIWAY R. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE USING 9R.

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.