A PA32 private pilot lines up on runway 27L when instructed to 'taxi to' at pbi, fl.

Attributes
ACN	470590
Time
Date	200004
Day	Tue
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	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	470590
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After clearing with clearance delivery, a call was made to ground control for taxi instructions to runway 27L. I was told to taxi to runway 27L. Once turned from the parking facility I was already at runway 27L. After thinking about this I assumed, because I was already at runway 27L that I should taxi into position and call tower. The tower then gave me an immediate takeoff. After being turned onto my route and cleared to altitude, I was notified to call the tower upon my arrival at my destination. During the phone conversation I was informed of my incursion. My explanation was accepted, but I do believe that because of the closeness of parking to runway 26L at pbi this will happen to others. An instruction to hold short would have avoided this and the ones that are going to happen in the future. Runway 27L seems to be a runway that was made from the end of a taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA32 PVT PLT LINES UP ON RWY 27L WHEN INSTRUCTED TO 'TAXI TO' AT PBI, FL.

Narrative: AFTER CLRING WITH CLRNC DELIVERY, A CALL WAS MADE TO GND CTL FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 27L. I WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 27L. ONCE TURNED FROM THE PARKING FACILITY I WAS ALREADY AT RWY 27L. AFTER THINKING ABOUT THIS I ASSUMED, BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY AT RWY 27L THAT I SHOULD TAXI INTO POS AND CALL TWR. THE TWR THEN GAVE ME AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. AFTER BEING TURNED ONTO MY RTE AND CLRED TO ALT, I WAS NOTIFIED TO CALL THE TWR UPON MY ARR AT MY DEST. DURING THE PHONE CONVERSATION I WAS INFORMED OF MY INCURSION. MY EXPLANATION WAS ACCEPTED, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSENESS OF PARKING TO RWY 26L AT PBI THIS WILL HAPPEN TO OTHERS. AN INSTRUCTION TO HOLD SHORT WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS AND THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. RWY 27L SEEMS TO BE A RWY THAT WAS MADE FROM THE END OF A TXWY.

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.