Runway incursion as a C172 private pilot crosses the hold short line for runway 22 without clearance...

Attributes
ACN	560280
Time
Date	200209
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cdw.tower
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 : cdw.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10.2 flight time total : 1194.9 flight time type : 1145
ASRS Report	560280
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared by cdw ground control to taxi to runway 22 'full length' by crossing runway 27. It was dusk to dark. I was taxiing from a part of the airport that was new to me. When I came to what I thought was the correct turn, there was a confluence of both intersecting runway and intersecting taxiway lights, so I again called ground control to verify that I was at the right place to cross runway 27 and proceed to runway 22. Ground control verified that I was to proceed to cross runway 27 and go to runway 22, so I did that without stopping at the hold short line and contacting the tower! As soon as I did it, I realized what a mistake I made and called the tower from the runway itself. I was at the position and hold line. I told the tower of my mistake and apologized. Another airplane on final went around on his own. I was then cleared for takeoff. I apologized again. In my 13 odd yrs of flying, I have never done anything that stupid and will surely never do it again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AS A C172 PVT PLT CROSSES THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 22 WITHOUT CLRNC AT CDW, NJ.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED BY CDW GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 22 'FULL LENGTH' BY XING RWY 27. IT WAS DUSK TO DARK. I WAS TAXIING FROM A PART OF THE ARPT THAT WAS NEW TO ME. WHEN I CAME TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE CORRECT TURN, THERE WAS A CONFLUENCE OF BOTH INTERSECTING RWY AND INTERSECTING TXWY LIGHTS, SO I AGAIN CALLED GND CTL TO VERIFY THAT I WAS AT THE RIGHT PLACE TO CROSS RWY 27 AND PROCEED TO RWY 22. GND CTL VERIFIED THAT I WAS TO PROCEED TO CROSS RWY 27 AND GO TO RWY 22, SO I DID THAT WITHOUT STOPPING AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND CONTACTING THE TWR! AS SOON AS I DID IT, I REALIZED WHAT A MISTAKE I MADE AND CALLED THE TWR FROM THE RWY ITSELF. I WAS AT THE POS AND HOLD LINE. I TOLD THE TWR OF MY MISTAKE AND APOLOGIZED. ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON FINAL WENT AROUND ON HIS OWN. I WAS THEN CLRED FOR TKOF. I APOLOGIZED AGAIN. IN MY 13 ODD YRS OF FLYING, I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING THAT STUPID AND WILL SURELY NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

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.

Runway incursion as a C172 private pilot crosses the hold short line for runway 22 without clearance at cdw, nj.