A C172 private pilot, not being able to read the runway marker because of a snow berm, crosses the active runway without clearance at ZZZ, us.

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Attributes
ACN	498944
Time
Date	200101
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 789 flight time type : 789
ASRS Report	498944
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Weather Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to the active runway. The runway marker was partially obscured by a snow bank. I got disoriented and crossed the active runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PVT PLT, NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE RWY MARKER BECAUSE OF A SNOW BERM, CROSSES THE ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RWY. THE RWY MARKER WAS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY A SNOW BANK. I GOT DISORIENTED AND CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY.

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.