Narrative:

On taxiing for departure, and unfamiliar with airport, a request was made prior to taxi for taxi instructions to end of runway 27L for takeoff. Rather than progressive taxi instructions, controller issued all right/left turns and runway crossing instructions in 1 sentence, and it was a busy traffic morning. I was authorized to cross runway 13/31 as part of my clearance to taxi. As I approached a hold line, I saw no runway sign adjacent to the hold line. I crossed the line, but was concerned and stopped with the aircraft tail just past the line, but well before being on the runway. I asked the controller to clarify instructions and he told me to turn around or take an intersection departure. I turned around and with his assistance, completed taxiing.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 PLT AT FLL IS ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FOR TKOF, BUT CROSSES HOLD SHORT LINE BEFORE QUESTIONING IF HE IS IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

Narrative: ON TAXIING FOR DEP, AND UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT, A REQUEST WAS MADE PRIOR TO TAXI FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO END OF RWY 27L FOR TKOF. RATHER THAN PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, CTLR ISSUED ALL R/L TURNS AND RWY XING INSTRUCTIONS IN 1 SENTENCE, AND IT WAS A BUSY TFC MORNING. I WAS AUTHORIZED TO CROSS RWY 13/31 AS PART OF MY CLRNC TO TAXI. AS I APCHED A HOLD LINE, I SAW NO RWY SIGN ADJACENT TO THE HOLD LINE. I CROSSED THE LINE, BUT WAS CONCERNED AND STOPPED WITH THE ACFT TAIL JUST PAST THE LINE, BUT WELL BEFORE BEING ON THE RWY. I ASKED THE CTLR TO CLARIFY INSTRUCTIONS AND HE TOLD ME TO TURN AROUND OR TAKE AN INTXN DEP. I TURNED AROUND AND WITH HIS ASSISTANCE, COMPLETED TAXIING.

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.