A BE36 pilot, taxiing for takeoff at abq, taxied onto an active runway without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	561419
Time
Date	200209
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	561419
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi to runway 21 from FBO ramp. I stopped short of the hold line where runways 3/21 and 17/35 and 12/30 all cross. Ground control called and said I was 500 ft short of the runway and to move on up. When I started moving, ground called and said to contact tower. Upon contacting tower, they told me I was on an active runway. The markings are very confusing at this intersection with 3 runways crossing. When cleared to taxi, the clearance should be made obvious that takeoff is from an intersection with a designated taxiway, not just cleared to taxi to runway 21. Also, runway markings are great to read from the cockpit of an airliner 20 ft up. They are much harder to figure out from 5 ft above the ground. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: in conversation with an abq tower specialist it was revealed, the area in question, where runways 3/21, 17/35, and 12/30 intersect, is somewhat confusing to pilots unfamiliar with the airport. Because of that fact maps of the airport have been issued to the FBO(south) to help inform the unfamiliar pilot. It was emphasized that taxi clrncs include, departure runway, taxiway(south) to the runway and if it's an intersection takeoff, usable length.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 PLT, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT ABQ, TAXIED ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 21 FROM FBO RAMP. I STOPPED SHORT OF THE HOLD LINE WHERE RWYS 3/21 AND 17/35 AND 12/30 ALL CROSS. GND CTL CALLED AND SAID I WAS 500 FT SHORT OF THE RWY AND TO MOVE ON UP. WHEN I STARTED MOVING, GND CALLED AND SAID TO CONTACT TWR. UPON CONTACTING TWR, THEY TOLD ME I WAS ON AN ACTIVE RWY. THE MARKINGS ARE VERY CONFUSING AT THIS INTXN WITH 3 RWYS XING. WHEN CLRED TO TAXI, THE CLRNC SHOULD BE MADE OBVIOUS THAT TKOF IS FROM AN INTXN WITH A DESIGNATED TXWY, NOT JUST CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 21. ALSO, RWY MARKINGS ARE GREAT TO READ FROM THE COCKPIT OF AN AIRLINER 20 FT UP. THEY ARE MUCH HARDER TO FIGURE OUT FROM 5 FT ABOVE THE GND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: IN CONVERSATION WITH AN ABQ TWR SPECIALIST IT WAS REVEALED, THE AREA IN QUESTION, WHERE RWYS 3/21, 17/35, AND 12/30 INTERSECT, IS SOMEWHAT CONFUSING TO PLTS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. BECAUSE OF THAT FACT MAPS OF THE ARPT HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE FBO(S) TO HELP INFORM THE UNFAMILIAR PLT. IT WAS EMPHASIZED THAT TAXI CLRNCS INCLUDE, DEP RWY, TXWY(S) TO THE RWY AND IF IT'S AN INTXN TKOF, USABLE LENGTH.

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.