A C172 pilot, unfamiliar with eko airport, taxied onto the active runway.

Attributes
ACN	496399
Time
Date	200012
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eko.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : eko.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22.6 flight time total : 296.5 flight time type : 296.5
ASRS Report	496399
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 30 at elko. I went along taxiway a towards runway 30. Being unfamiliar with the airport, I asked the controller where I should do my run-up. He replied that I should do it where I was. I did so. When I was finished, I saw a twin coming towards me on taxiway a, so I decided to finish taxiing to runway 30 to get out of the way, thinking that I had room to do so while remaining on txwys. (On the flight guide map I had with me and commercial map, I subsequently examined, it appeared that the taxiway extended north towards the runway before the runway proper began.) I failed to register that in doing so I crossed the approach threshold for runway 30. Fortunately, no harm done, but tower advised me of my transgression and then cleared me to go.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT, UNFAMILIAR WITH EKO ARPT, TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 30 AT ELKO. I WENT ALONG TXWY A TOWARDS RWY 30. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, I ASKED THE CTLR WHERE I SHOULD DO MY RUN-UP. HE REPLIED THAT I SHOULD DO IT WHERE I WAS. I DID SO. WHEN I WAS FINISHED, I SAW A TWIN COMING TOWARDS ME ON TXWY A, SO I DECIDED TO FINISH TAXIING TO RWY 30 TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, THINKING THAT I HAD ROOM TO DO SO WHILE REMAINING ON TXWYS. (ON THE FLT GUIDE MAP I HAD WITH ME AND COMMERCIAL MAP, I SUBSEQUENTLY EXAMINED, IT APPEARED THAT THE TXWY EXTENDED N TOWARDS THE RWY BEFORE THE RWY PROPER BEGAN.) I FAILED TO REGISTER THAT IN DOING SO I CROSSED THE APCH THRESHOLD FOR RWY 30. FORTUNATELY, NO HARM DONE, BUT TWR ADVISED ME OF MY TRANSGRESSION AND THEN CLRED ME TO GO.

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.