Narrative:

I was instructed to taxi to runway 18. There were no hold short instructions given I believe and that was probably because I was just taxiing as normal to a runup area which is usually well marked with a hold short line. I began to taxi. It looked like the taxiway was newly lined and repaved and in front of me. I had the runway diagram in front of me making sure I was following the right taxiway -- at least it looked right. I looked up from the diagram to see myself passing the double bars of a runway stop area -- leading to runway 18. At the same time the ground controller from provo tower called and said to stop. I did. My stop was just maybe 10 ft beyond the hold short bars. He told me to turn around. I did. There was a landing aircraft approaching runway 18 which I saw as I was turning the 180 degree turn. After I passed the hold short lines. I stopped and asked if I could proceed down the proper taxiway. It is confusing because it looks more like a parking area than a taxiway. The controller said I could proceed. I did. I then taxied to the beginning of runway 18 and did my runup. I then received a 'cleared for takeoff' from the tower and all proceeded uneventfully after that. About 3 mins out after takeoff; the controller give me a number to call when I arrived at my destination. I did call and I spoke to the controller who actually told me to stop on the taxiway. I thanked him for his alertness. He said this type of problem has been happening and they were concerned.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA24 PLT HAS A RWY INCURSION AT PVU.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 18. THERE WERE NO HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN I BELIEVE AND THAT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE I WAS JUST TAXIING AS NORMAL TO A RUNUP AREA WHICH IS USUALLY WELL MARKED WITH A HOLD SHORT LINE. I BEGAN TO TAXI. IT LOOKED LIKE THE TXWY WAS NEWLY LINED AND REPAVED AND IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THE RWY DIAGRAM IN FRONT OF ME MAKING SURE I WAS FOLLOWING THE RIGHT TXWY -- AT LEAST IT LOOKED RIGHT. I LOOKED UP FROM THE DIAGRAM TO SEE MYSELF PASSING THE DOUBLE BARS OF A RWY STOP AREA -- LEADING TO RWY 18. AT THE SAME TIME THE GND CTLR FROM PROVO TWR CALLED AND SAID TO STOP. I DID. MY STOP WAS JUST MAYBE 10 FT BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT BARS. HE TOLD ME TO TURN AROUND. I DID. THERE WAS A LNDG ACFT APCHING RWY 18 WHICH I SAW AS I WAS TURNING THE 180 DEG TURN. AFTER I PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINES. I STOPPED AND ASKED IF I COULD PROCEED DOWN THE PROPER TXWY. IT IS CONFUSING BECAUSE IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A PARKING AREA THAN A TXWY. THE CTLR SAID I COULD PROCEED. I DID. I THEN TAXIED TO THE BEGINNING OF RWY 18 AND DID MY RUNUP. I THEN RECEIVED A 'CLRED FOR TKOF' FROM THE TWR AND ALL PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY AFTER THAT. ABOUT 3 MINS OUT AFTER TKOF; THE CTLR GIVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DEST. I DID CALL AND I SPOKE TO THE CTLR WHO ACTUALLY TOLD ME TO STOP ON THE TXWY. I THANKED HIM FOR HIS ALERTNESS. HE SAID THIS TYPE OF PROB HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND THEY WERE CONCERNED.

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.