Low time student pilot taxies across a runway when told to hold short at mmu, nj.

Attributes
ACN	557682
Time
Date	200208
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmu.airport
State Reference	NJ
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
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 140 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	557682
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Instructed by ATC to hold short of a little used runway when given permission to taxi to the active runway. Forgot to hold short when I finally got to the hold short line. There was no immediate danger that I know of. ATC did not acknowledge my failure to hold short.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME STUDENT PLT TAXIES ACROSS A RWY WHEN TOLD TO HOLD SHORT AT MMU, NJ.

Narrative: INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO HOLD SHORT OF A LITTLE USED RWY WHEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RWY. FORGOT TO HOLD SHORT WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER THAT I KNOW OF. ATC DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE MY FAILURE TO HOLD SHORT.

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.