C441 pilot has runway incursion at abq.

Attributes
ACN	563335
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
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 : corporate
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : abq.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	563335
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
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:

I was unfamiliar with abq and asked for and received progressive taxi instructions. The ground controller then instructed me to 'follow the beechcraft 200 from left to right to the runway.' I fell in behind the king air. Realizing I'd forgotten to set the departure frequency, I momentarily looked down to read the clearance information and did not notice the king air had taxied onto the active runway 21. I had maintained my normal taxi spacing, which put me over the runway markers behind and to the side of the king air. The tower told me to execute a 180 degree turn and get off the runway so they could clear the king air for takeoff. I was in error. Contributing factors included: cockpit distraction, 'follow that plane' instruction without a clear limit, unusual/angled runway alignment, markings which could be confused with displaced threshold.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C441 PLT HAS RWY INCURSION AT ABQ.

Narrative: I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ABQ AND ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. THE GND CTLR THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO 'FOLLOW THE BEECHCRAFT 200 FROM L TO R TO THE RWY.' I FELL IN BEHIND THE KING AIR. REALIZING I'D FORGOTTEN TO SET THE DEP FREQ, I MOMENTARILY LOOKED DOWN TO READ THE CLRNC INFO AND DID NOT NOTICE THE KING AIR HAD TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY 21. I HAD MAINTAINED MY NORMAL TAXI SPACING, WHICH PUT ME OVER THE RWY MARKERS BEHIND AND TO THE SIDE OF THE KING AIR. THE TWR TOLD ME TO EXECUTE A 180 DEG TURN AND GET OFF THE RWY SO THEY COULD CLR THE KING AIR FOR TKOF. I WAS IN ERROR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED: COCKPIT DISTR, 'FOLLOW THAT PLANE' INSTRUCTION WITHOUT A CLR LIMIT, UNUSUAL/ANGLED RWY ALIGNMENT, MARKINGS WHICH COULD BE CONFUSED WITH DISPLACED THRESHOLD.

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.