PA32 pilot was accused of a runway incursion when he taxied into position and hold at ixd. ATCT loca...

Attributes
ACN	598030
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ixd.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ixd.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 457 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	598030
Person 2
Function	oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

I called ixd ground control on 124.3 and received clearance to taxi to runway 17, which I did. I stopped and held short of the hold short line, and conducted a run-up and preflight checklist. I then switched to tower on 133.0 and said I was ready for takeoff on runway 17 and would be departing sbound. The tower controller said to 'taxi to runway 17.' this was an unexpected message, as I was already at the hold short position for runway 17. I asked him if I was cleared for takeoff on runway 17, and he said 'I was cleared for takeoff runway 17.' at this point, but not before, I taxied into position on runway 17 and prepared to advance the throttle. Just as I was about to start the takeoff roll, a different controller transmitted on 133.0 and said 'aircraft X, new century ground.' I called back, and this controller claimed that I should be holding short of the runway. I informed him that I was on the runway because I was cleared for takeoff on runway 17. He told me to taxi clear of the runway, so I returned to my former position short of the hold short line. I then called the tower again on 133.0 and said I was ready for takeoff on runway 17. The tower cleared me for takeoff, and said to call the tower upon landing. I taxied back across the hold short line and departed. After calling the tower, explanation given is that another aircraft called to taxi at the exact same time I called that I was ready for takeoff. The callback to taxi, heard on tower frequency, was for the other aircraft. Item in dispute is whether I crossed the hold short line before being cleared for takeoff, or not.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT WAS ACCUSED OF A RWY INCURSION WHEN HE TAXIED INTO POS AND HOLD AT IXD. ATCT LCL CTLR #1 CLRED THE PLT INTO POS. ATCT LCL CTLR #2 WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE PLT TAXIED ONTO THE RWY.

Narrative: I CALLED IXD GND CTL ON 124.3 AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 17, WHICH I DID. I STOPPED AND HELD SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE, AND CONDUCTED A RUN-UP AND PREFLT CHKLIST. I THEN SWITCHED TO TWR ON 133.0 AND SAID I WAS READY FOR TKOF ON RWY 17 AND WOULD BE DEPARTING SBOUND. THE TWR CTLR SAID TO 'TAXI TO RWY 17.' THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED MESSAGE, AS I WAS ALREADY AT THE HOLD SHORT POS FOR RWY 17. I ASKED HIM IF I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 17, AND HE SAID 'I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 17.' AT THIS POINT, BUT NOT BEFORE, I TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 17 AND PREPARED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO START THE TKOF ROLL, A DIFFERENT CTLR XMITTED ON 133.0 AND SAID 'ACFT X, NEW CENTURY GND.' I CALLED BACK, AND THIS CTLR CLAIMED THAT I SHOULD BE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WAS ON THE RWY BECAUSE I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 17. HE TOLD ME TO TAXI CLR OF THE RWY, SO I RETURNED TO MY FORMER POS SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I THEN CALLED THE TWR AGAIN ON 133.0 AND SAID I WAS READY FOR TKOF ON RWY 17. THE TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF, AND SAID TO CALL THE TWR UPON LNDG. I TAXIED BACK ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND DEPARTED. AFTER CALLING THE TWR, EXPLANATION GIVEN IS THAT ANOTHER ACFT CALLED TO TAXI AT THE EXACT SAME TIME I CALLED THAT I WAS READY FOR TKOF. THE CALLBACK TO TAXI, HEARD ON TWR FREQ, WAS FOR THE OTHER ACFT. ITEM IN DISPUTE IS WHETHER I CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE BEFORE BEING CLRED FOR TKOF, OR NOT.

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.

PA32 pilot was accused of a runway incursion when he taxied into position and hold at ixd. ATCT local controller #1 cleared the pilot into position. ATCT local controller #2 wanted to know why the pilot taxied onto the runway.