Runway incursion by a low time C172 CFI at dab, fl.

Attributes
ACN	617070
Time
Date	200405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	617070
Person 2
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am very familiar with dab and the normal procedures used for departures and arrs. When I requested my taxi clearance, I received a clearance I was not expecting. I started to taxi, then I decided to query ATC to ensure they had my proper direction of flight. I lost situational awareness of where I was on the airport. I thought I was approaching an intersecting taxiway, when in fact it was an active runway. When I realized where I was, I tried to stop, but slid across the hold short line. I remained well clear of the runway edge line. There was no traffic on the runway, so I was instructed to just cross the runway and continue taxiing. I then received new taxi instructions, which were the instructions that I expected initially.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION BY A LOW TIME C172 CFI AT DAB, FL.

Narrative: I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH DAB AND THE NORMAL PROCS USED FOR DEPS AND ARRS. WHEN I REQUESTED MY TAXI CLRNC, I RECEIVED A CLRNC I WAS NOT EXPECTING. I STARTED TO TAXI, THEN I DECIDED TO QUERY ATC TO ENSURE THEY HAD MY PROPER DIRECTION OF FLT. I LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF WHERE I WAS ON THE ARPT. I THOUGHT I WAS APCHING AN INTERSECTING TXWY, WHEN IN FACT IT WAS AN ACTIVE RWY. WHEN I REALIZED WHERE I WAS, I TRIED TO STOP, BUT SLID ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I REMAINED WELL CLR OF THE RWY EDGE LINE. THERE WAS NO TFC ON THE RWY, SO I WAS INSTRUCTED TO JUST CROSS THE RWY AND CONTINUE TAXIING. I THEN RECEIVED NEW TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, WHICH WERE THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT I EXPECTED INITIALLY.

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.