Narrative:

This was a cross country IFR training flight. I arrived lgb from myf via the runway 30 ILS approach. After landing; I was instructed to exit left off runway 30 onto taxiway J. After clearing the runway; I stopped just before the taxiway J/taxiway D intersection and called ground control; telling them I wanted to taxi back for IFR flight to cma. Ground control moved me through the taxiway J/taxiway D intersection onto taxiway D headed southeast to hold and I contacted clearance delivery to file tec to cma. After receiving my IFR clearance; I contacted tower indicating I was ready for IFR release to cma. In a short time tower cleared me for takeoff; runway 25L; intersection D. I wrote this down and read it back to the tower. Moving southeast on taxiway D; I was asked about 'delta.' I was confused about whether it was inquiry of my position; on delta; or ATIS information. I finally said that I was 'on delta; with ATIS information.' during this exchange I was moving and I missed the runways 25L/7R sign as I moved onto runway 25L. I'm on runway 25L but I suddenly don't have anything to tell me where I am. Runway 25L is 150 ft wide and at the intersection I saw nothing but concrete in all directions. I'm on the runway and I don't know where to go. Tower urgently tried to get me to turn to 250 degrees because there was an aircraft on final. Instead of turning right; I turned left and had to go 270 degrees instead of 90 degrees. I was hesitant in getting around and the tower was insistent that I get to 250 degrees immediately and take off. The tower finally tells me to stop moving. I was lost in the middle of runway 25L. The aircraft on final was instructed to go around as I finally got turned correctly and started down the runway. I was so upset I busted my 800 ft altitude limit to 900 ft and was admonished again by tower. Even though I received; wrote down; and was cleared for an intersection takeoff; I did not visualize it because I was visualizing a full runway takeoff that the instructor and I had discussed twice prior to the flight; so suddenly in the middle of it; I was not ready and I got lost. Further; while trying to correct on the runway; my instructor was telling me to go one direction and the tower was telling another (the correct way). I was PIC; I should have just listened to the tower. After takeoff; the tower said that they were not receiving my transponder. As I was checking this out and finding nothing wrong; I went through 800 ft to 900 ft; which the tower could see and promptly told me. Besides being upset about the takeoff; I was distraction by the transponder.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH BONANZA 33 PLT HAS A RWY INCURSION AND ALTDEV AT LGB.

Narrative: THIS WAS A XCOUNTRY IFR TRAINING FLT. I ARRIVED LGB FROM MYF VIA THE RWY 30 ILS APCH. AFTER LNDG; I WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXIT L OFF RWY 30 ONTO TXWY J. AFTER CLRING THE RWY; I STOPPED JUST BEFORE THE TXWY J/TXWY D INTXN AND CALLED GND CTL; TELLING THEM I WANTED TO TAXI BACK FOR IFR FLT TO CMA. GND CTL MOVED ME THROUGH THE TXWY J/TXWY D INTXN ONTO TXWY D HEADED SE TO HOLD AND I CONTACTED CLRNC DELIVERY TO FILE TEC TO CMA. AFTER RECEIVING MY IFR CLRNC; I CONTACTED TWR INDICATING I WAS READY FOR IFR RELEASE TO CMA. IN A SHORT TIME TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF; RWY 25L; INTXN D. I WROTE THIS DOWN AND READ IT BACK TO THE TWR. MOVING SE ON TXWY D; I WAS ASKED ABOUT 'DELTA.' I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS INQUIRY OF MY POS; ON DELTA; OR ATIS INFO. I FINALLY SAID THAT I WAS 'ON DELTA; WITH ATIS INFO.' DURING THIS EXCHANGE I WAS MOVING AND I MISSED THE RWYS 25L/7R SIGN AS I MOVED ONTO RWY 25L. I'M ON RWY 25L BUT I SUDDENLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO TELL ME WHERE I AM. RWY 25L IS 150 FT WIDE AND AT THE INTXN I SAW NOTHING BUT CONCRETE IN ALL DIRECTIONS. I'M ON THE RWY AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. TWR URGENTLY TRIED TO GET ME TO TURN TO 250 DEGS BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACFT ON FINAL. INSTEAD OF TURNING R; I TURNED L AND HAD TO GO 270 DEGS INSTEAD OF 90 DEGS. I WAS HESITANT IN GETTING AROUND AND THE TWR WAS INSISTENT THAT I GET TO 250 DEGS IMMEDIATELY AND TAKE OFF. THE TWR FINALLY TELLS ME TO STOP MOVING. I WAS LOST IN THE MIDDLE OF RWY 25L. THE ACFT ON FINAL WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND AS I FINALLY GOT TURNED CORRECTLY AND STARTED DOWN THE RWY. I WAS SO UPSET I BUSTED MY 800 FT ALT LIMIT TO 900 FT AND WAS ADMONISHED AGAIN BY TWR. EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED; WROTE DOWN; AND WAS CLRED FOR AN INTXN TKOF; I DID NOT VISUALIZE IT BECAUSE I WAS VISUALIZING A FULL RWY TKOF THAT THE INSTRUCTOR AND I HAD DISCUSSED TWICE PRIOR TO THE FLT; SO SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF IT; I WAS NOT READY AND I GOT LOST. FURTHER; WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT ON THE RWY; MY INSTRUCTOR WAS TELLING ME TO GO ONE DIRECTION AND THE TWR WAS TELLING ANOTHER (THE CORRECT WAY). I WAS PIC; I SHOULD HAVE JUST LISTENED TO THE TWR. AFTER TKOF; THE TWR SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING MY XPONDER. AS I WAS CHKING THIS OUT AND FINDING NOTHING WRONG; I WENT THROUGH 800 FT TO 900 FT; WHICH THE TWR COULD SEE AND PROMPTLY TOLD ME. BESIDES BEING UPSET ABOUT THE TKOF; I WAS DISTR BY THE XPONDER.

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.