BE58 pilot crosses hold bars for runway 23 at cak without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	711385
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	711385
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Airport	markings : cak.airport

Narrative:

I was preparing to departure cak on an IFR flight plan to my home base. I was directed by cak ground to taxi from the FBO to runway 23; which was immediately adjacent to the FBO. I failed to see the hold short bars for runway 23 and inadvertently crossed them. The bars were faded and extremely faint. About the time I realized that there were no hold short bars in front of me; I was directed to either do a 180 degree turn or contact tower for departure clearance. I did a 180 degree turn to perform my run-up. I then was cleared for departure without incident. I believe that repainting the hold short bars so that they are more visible would have prevented my inadvertent incursion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 PLT CROSSES HOLD BARS FOR RWY 23 AT CAK WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS PREPARING TO DEP CAK ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO MY HOME BASE. I WAS DIRECTED BY CAK GND TO TAXI FROM THE FBO TO RWY 23; WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FBO. I FAILED TO SEE THE HOLD SHORT BARS FOR RWY 23 AND INADVERTENTLY CROSSED THEM. THE BARS WERE FADED AND EXTREMELY FAINT. ABOUT THE TIME I REALIZED THAT THERE WERE NO HOLD SHORT BARS IN FRONT OF ME; I WAS DIRECTED TO EITHER DO A 180 DEG TURN OR CONTACT TWR FOR DEP CLRNC. I DID A 180 DEG TURN TO PERFORM MY RUN-UP. I THEN WAS CLRED FOR DEP WITHOUT INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT REPAINTING THE HOLD SHORT BARS SO THAT THEY ARE MORE VISIBLE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MY INADVERTENT INCURSION.

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.