Narrative:

While taxiing toward the end of runway 19L on taxiway a, I requested and received takeoff clearance. As I was crossing the runway hold short line, I checked the final approach path and saw the traffic. Brought the aircraft to a stop short of the runway but across the hold short line. The traffic continued his touch-and-go landing as cleared. I then called the tower back and verified that I was cleared for takeoff. Reply: 'hold short.' I then stated I was stopped short of the runway but across the hold short line. Reply: 'taxi into position and hold.' I asked again if I had been cleared for takeoff previously. Reply: 'cancel takeoff clearance, taxi into position and hold.' so I did as instructed and continued with my flight profile. Upon my return I called tower to discuss the occurrence with them. They took my information and apologized, told me that the occurrence would be investigated as a controller error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT GIVEN CLRNC TO TAKE OFF. STOPS PRIOR TO ENTERING RWY AS OTHER ACFT LANDS.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TOWARD THE END OF RWY 19L ON TXWY A, I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC. AS I WAS XING THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE, I CHKED THE FINAL APCH PATH AND SAW THE TFC. BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP SHORT OF THE RWY BUT ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE TFC CONTINUED HIS TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG AS CLRED. I THEN CALLED THE TWR BACK AND VERIFIED THAT I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. REPLY: 'HOLD SHORT.' I THEN STATED I WAS STOPPED SHORT OF THE RWY BUT ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE. REPLY: 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD.' I ASKED AGAIN IF I HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF PREVIOUSLY. REPLY: 'CANCEL TKOF CLRNC, TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD.' SO I DID AS INSTRUCTED AND CONTINUED WITH MY FLT PROFILE. UPON MY RETURN I CALLED TWR TO DISCUSS THE OCCURRENCE WITH THEM. THEY TOOK MY INFO AND APOLOGIZED, TOLD ME THAT THE OCCURRENCE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A CTLR ERROR.

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.