Runway 4 incursion by a C210 CFI when confused by the hold short sign for runway 35, which preceded ...

Attributes
ACN	623001
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hut.airport intersection : ks
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3445 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	623001
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 4 at hut from a ramp near runway 4. Runway 4 intersects runway 17/35 close to the ends of runway 4 and 35. When I approached runway 4 (which has no specific run-up area), I saw the taxiway/runway hold short sign for runway 17/35 and thought I had reached the end of runway 35. I kept going onto that end which was really runway 4. I stopped in the middle of the takeoff end of runway 4. Before I could decide whether to turn around (after realizing where I really was) the controller told me to just stay there. No other traffic was around. Before takeoff, the controller asked me to call on landing, which I did. His concern was to make sure I realized that I had made an incursion and would be able to avoid it in the future. Even though I had an airport diagram on my kneeboard, I got confused by the 17/35 sign for a short time, and assumed I had to cross and proceed to get to my assigned runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY 4 INCURSION BY A C210 CFI WHEN CONFUSED BY THE HOLD SHORT SIGN FOR RWY 35, WHICH PRECEDED RWY 4 AT HUT.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 4 AT HUT FROM A RAMP NEAR RWY 4. RWY 4 INTERSECTS RWY 17/35 CLOSE TO THE ENDS OF RWY 4 AND 35. WHEN I APCHED RWY 4 (WHICH HAS NO SPECIFIC RUN-UP AREA), I SAW THE TXWY/RWY HOLD SHORT SIGN FOR RWY 17/35 AND THOUGHT I HAD REACHED THE END OF RWY 35. I KEPT GOING ONTO THAT END WHICH WAS REALLY RWY 4. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TKOF END OF RWY 4. BEFORE I COULD DECIDE WHETHER TO TURN AROUND (AFTER REALIZING WHERE I REALLY WAS) THE CTLR TOLD ME TO JUST STAY THERE. NO OTHER TFC WAS AROUND. BEFORE TKOF, THE CTLR ASKED ME TO CALL ON LNDG, WHICH I DID. HIS CONCERN WAS TO MAKE SURE I REALIZED THAT I HAD MADE AN INCURSION AND WOULD BE ABLE TO AVOID IT IN THE FUTURE. EVEN THOUGH I HAD AN ARPT DIAGRAM ON MY KNEEBOARD, I GOT CONFUSED BY THE 17/35 SIGN FOR A SHORT TIME, AND ASSUMED I HAD TO CROSS AND PROCEED TO GET TO MY ASSIGNED RWY.

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 4 incursion by a C210 CFI when confused by the hold short sign for runway 35, which preceded runway 4 at hut.