Narrative:

The hold bar intrusion was caused by the poor marking on runway 6 south side. From the marked run-up area where I was located; I called the tower and was given clearance to taxi up to runway 6 and hold. I taxied to the runway without crossing or seeing the hold bar. When departing the run-up area there are no marked lines to follow to the hold bar and in my case; there were other aircraft running up or holding for IFR clearance blocking that path. If there is proper marking in the run-up area to the hold bar; this problem will not likely occur in the future.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the run-up area concrete is a light color and he was expecting to see a dark hold short bar like he is used to seeing on other txwys prior to entering the runway. In this case he did not see a distinction between the taxiway and whatever was painted on the run-up area indicating entry to the runway. Only after the fact was he made aware of a runway incursion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMA PILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE FUL RWY 6 HOLD SHORT LINE ON TXWY A WHEN DEPARTING THE RUN-UP AREA. STOP BAR DOES NOT COVER THE WITH OF RUN-UP AREA ONLY TXWY A.

Narrative: THE HOLD BAR INTRUSION WAS CAUSED BY THE POOR MARKING ON RWY 6 SOUTH SIDE. FROM THE MARKED RUN-UP AREA WHERE I WAS LOCATED; I CALLED THE TWR AND WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI UP TO RWY 6 AND HOLD. I TAXIED TO THE RWY WITHOUT CROSSING OR SEEING THE HOLD BAR. WHEN DEPARTING THE RUN-UP AREA THERE ARE NO MARKED LINES TO FOLLOW TO THE HOLD BAR AND IN MY CASE; THERE WERE OTHER ACFT RUNNING UP OR HOLDING FOR IFR CLRNC BLOCKING THAT PATH. IF THERE IS PROPER MARKING IN THE RUN-UP AREA TO THE HOLD BAR; THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT LIKELY OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE RUN-UP AREA CONCRETE IS A LIGHT COLOR AND HE WAS EXPECTING TO SEE A DARK HOLD SHORT BAR LIKE HE IS USED TO SEEING ON OTHER TXWYS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RWY. IN THIS CASE HE DID NOT SEE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TXWY AND WHATEVER WAS PAINTED ON THE RUN-UP AREA INDICATING ENTRY TO THE RWY. ONLY AFTER THE FACT WAS HE MADE AWARE OF A RWY INCURSION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.