An unfamiliar to the airport, C172 private pilot inadvertently taxied past the runway hold short lin...

Attributes
ACN	495399
Time
Date	200012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gmu.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
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 total : 101 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	495399
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 19 at gmu, controller asked where I was going on field. I responded with, 'to whatever FBO you have.' he responded by saying they had 2 -- 1 on the left, and 1 on the right.' I stated I wanted the one on the right. He told me to turn right at next taxiway. I turned right at taxiway G. I missed the turn down taxiway H while trying to comprehend an unintelligible instruction from the controller. Controller then instructed me to turn right at next taxiway. The next taxiway turned out to be runway 10/28 (I was past that taxiway (taxiway a) before the turn instruction). Controller issued an instruction to stop immediately. Although I never was on the wy, I clearly shouldn't have taxied as far as I did. Controller then cleared me to continue down runway to next taxiway. Contributing factors: unfamiliarity with airport. The misunderstood instruction turned out to be a comment about indecision on my part. I am still baffled by the comment. Although it was very apparent I was unfamiliar with the airport, the controller initially was not giving progressive taxi instructions until I missed the turnoff. I should have specifically requested a progressive taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN UNFAMILIAR TO THE ARPT, C172 PVT PLT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED PAST THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE RESULTING IN A RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 19 AT GMU, CTLR ASKED WHERE I WAS GOING ON FIELD. I RESPONDED WITH, 'TO WHATEVER FBO YOU HAVE.' HE RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY HAD 2 -- 1 ON THE L, AND 1 ON THE R.' I STATED I WANTED THE ONE ON THE R. HE TOLD ME TO TURN R AT NEXT TXWY. I TURNED R AT TXWY G. I MISSED THE TURN DOWN TXWY H WHILE TRYING TO COMPREHEND AN UNINTELLIGIBLE INSTRUCTION FROM THE CTLR. CTLR THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN R AT NEXT TXWY. THE NEXT TXWY TURNED OUT TO BE RWY 10/28 (I WAS PAST THAT TXWY (TXWY A) BEFORE THE TURN INSTRUCTION). CTLR ISSUED AN INSTRUCTION TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. ALTHOUGH I NEVER WAS ON THE WY, I CLRLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TAXIED AS FAR AS I DID. CTLR THEN CLRED ME TO CONTINUE DOWN RWY TO NEXT TXWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: UNFAMILIARITY WITH ARPT. THE MISUNDERSTOOD INSTRUCTION TURNED OUT TO BE A COMMENT ABOUT INDECISION ON MY PART. I AM STILL BAFFLED BY THE COMMENT. ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY APPARENT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, THE CTLR INITIALLY WAS NOT GIVING PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL I MISSED THE TURNOFF. I SHOULD HAVE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED A PROGRESSIVE TAXI.

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.

An unfamiliar to the airport, C172 private pilot inadvertently taxied past the runway hold short line resulting in a runway incursion.