C172 student pilot inadvertently entered runway; causing another aircraft to reject takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	749769
Time
Date	200708
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dab.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34.4 flight time total : 34.4 flight time type : 34.4
ASRS Report	749769
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was on my first cross country solo at dab. I was told by ground control to taxi to runway 7R; hold short of runway 7L via taxiway west. I taxied to runway 7L; held short; then was cleared to runway 7R. I crossed runway 7L; continued to runway 7R on taxiway west. I was supposed to turn on taxiway south that parallels runway 7R but while taxiing on taxiway west; I took out my sectional and then accidentally dropped it; so I bent down to pick it up and when I looked up I was passing taxiway south and about to enter the runway. I immediately applied full brakes. Right after that; I noticed a plane taking off; then I came to a stop. The plane aborted takeoff and maneuvered to clear my aircraft. The other cessna passed by me and avoided a collision. The tower then told me to cross the runway and call the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 STUDENT PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED RWY; CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO REJECT TKOF.

Narrative: I WAS ON MY FIRST XCOUNTRY SOLO AT DAB. I WAS TOLD BY GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 7R; HOLD SHORT OF RWY 7L VIA TXWY W. I TAXIED TO RWY 7L; HELD SHORT; THEN WAS CLRED TO RWY 7R. I CROSSED RWY 7L; CONTINUED TO RWY 7R ON TXWY W. I WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN ON TXWY S THAT PARALLELS RWY 7R BUT WHILE TAXIING ON TXWY W; I TOOK OUT MY SECTIONAL AND THEN ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED IT; SO I BENT DOWN TO PICK IT UP AND WHEN I LOOKED UP I WAS PASSING TXWY S AND ABOUT TO ENTER THE RWY. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL BRAKES. RIGHT AFTER THAT; I NOTICED A PLANE TAKING OFF; THEN I CAME TO A STOP. THE PLANE ABORTED TKOF AND MANEUVERED TO CLR MY ACFT. THE OTHER CESSNA PASSED BY ME AND AVOIDED A COLLISION. THE TWR THEN TOLD ME TO CROSS THE RWY AND CALL THE TWR.

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.