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BE36 student pilot mistakes hold short instructions for position and hold resulting in a runway incursion at apa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 687482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apc.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apc.tower |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 53 flight time type : 53 |
| ASRS Report | 687482 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was making a first solo cross country flight from napa airport. Before I called tower; I tried to find traffic on final. I could not find any traffic. I called tower; 'napa tower; aircraft X; runway 18L ready; request left crosswind departure with short delay on the runway; student pilot.' tower said 'aircraft X; napa tower hold short.' I replied 'hold short runway 18L; aircraft X.' I was misunderstanding this instruction as 'position and hold' to myself and checked traffic on final. I found one traffic on final; but I thought that traffic was for runway 18R. I continued taxi with watching that traffic. I have realized that traffic was for runway 18L and stopped immediately. That traffic said to tower; 'just confirming that a bonanza's not going onto runway 18L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE36 STUDENT PLT MISTAKES HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS FOR POS AND HOLD RESULTING IN A RWY INCURSION AT APA.
Narrative: I WAS MAKING A FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT FROM NAPA ARPT. BEFORE I CALLED TWR; I TRIED TO FIND TFC ON FINAL. I COULD NOT FIND ANY TFC. I CALLED TWR; 'NAPA TWR; ACFT X; RWY 18L READY; REQUEST L XWIND DEP WITH SHORT DELAY ON THE RWY; STUDENT PLT.' TWR SAID 'ACFT X; NAPA TWR HOLD SHORT.' I REPLIED 'HOLD SHORT RWY 18L; ACFT X.' I WAS MISUNDERSTANDING THIS INSTRUCTION AS 'POS AND HOLD' TO MYSELF AND CHKED TFC ON FINAL. I FOUND ONE TFC ON FINAL; BUT I THOUGHT THAT TFC WAS FOR RWY 18R. I CONTINUED TAXI WITH WATCHING THAT TFC. I HAVE REALIZED THAT TFC WAS FOR RWY 18L AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. THAT TFC SAID TO TWR; 'JUST CONFIRMING THAT A BONANZA'S NOT GOING ONTO RWY 18L.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.