Runway incursion when low time a BE35 private pilot taxies onto the runway when cleared to 'taxi to ...

Attributes
ACN	560919
Time
Date	200209
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 763 flight time type : 630
ASRS Report	560919
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On taxi for departure, I requested procedural instructions from ground control due to unfamiliarity with airport. Ground control helpful in directing aircraft from ramp to end of runway. I was instructed to pull to right of taxiway for aircraft run-up check. Upon calling ground control to report ready for takeoff, ground control instructed 'taxi to the runway, you are #1. Contact tower on...' (distance from run-up point to runway was approximately 100 ft.) these instructions were misunderstood to mean to taxi onto the runway. Upon contacting the tower, the tower controller informed me I had entered the runway without permission and cleared me for takeoff. I apologized for the misunderstanding, explained I was unfamiliar with the local procedures and departed. To my knowledge, fortunately, there was no aircraft on final approach. I believe this occurrence could have been avoided by clrer instructions from ground control such as 'taxi to the hold line and contact tower on...'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION WHEN LOW TIME A BE35 PVT PLT TAXIES ONTO THE RWY WHEN CLRED TO 'TAXI TO THE RWY' AT TUL, OK.

Narrative: ON TAXI FOR DEP, I REQUESTED PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND CTL DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH ARPT. GND CTL HELPFUL IN DIRECTING ACFT FROM RAMP TO END OF RWY. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PULL TO R OF TXWY FOR ACFT RUN-UP CHK. UPON CALLING GND CTL TO RPT READY FOR TKOF, GND CTL INSTRUCTED 'TAXI TO THE RWY, YOU ARE #1. CONTACT TWR ON...' (DISTANCE FROM RUN-UP POINT TO RWY WAS APPROX 100 FT.) THESE INSTRUCTIONS WERE MISUNDERSTOOD TO MEAN TO TAXI ONTO THE RWY. UPON CONTACTING THE TWR, THE TWR CTLR INFORMED ME I HAD ENTERED THE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION AND CLRED ME FOR TKOF. I APOLOGIZED FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING, EXPLAINED I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE LCL PROCS AND DEPARTED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACFT ON FINAL APCH. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY CLRER INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND CTL SUCH AS 'TAXI TO THE HOLD LINE AND CONTACT TWR ON...'

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 when low time a BE35 private pilot taxies onto the runway when cleared to 'taxi to the runway' at tul, ok.