Comm pilot has a runway incursion at publication; co.

Attributes
ACN	791176
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pub.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	791176
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had just completed my run-up in the ramp area well behind the hold short line at a complicated intersection of the ramp area with txwys going in multiple directions. I felt I had more ramp area before the hold short line; but I was wrong. I had misidented the hard surface south of runway 8R as a continuation of the ramp area and moved up before calling tower. As soon as I crossed the hold line I knew what I had done and stopped; contacted tower. Fortunately; I was well clear of the runway but obviously past the proper hold short line. No traffic was on final.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMM PLT HAS A RWY INCURSION AT PUB; CO.

Narrative: I HAD JUST COMPLETED MY RUN-UP IN THE RAMP AREA WELL BEHIND THE HOLD SHORT LINE AT A COMPLICATED INTXN OF THE RAMP AREA WITH TXWYS GOING IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. I FELT I HAD MORE RAMP AREA BEFORE THE HOLD SHORT LINE; BUT I WAS WRONG. I HAD MISIDENTED THE HARD SURFACE S OF RWY 8R AS A CONTINUATION OF THE RAMP AREA AND MOVED UP BEFORE CALLING TWR. AS SOON AS I CROSSED THE HOLD LINE I KNEW WHAT I HAD DONE AND STOPPED; CONTACTED TWR. FORTUNATELY; I WAS WELL CLR OF THE RWY BUT OBVIOUSLY PAST THE PROPER HOLD SHORT LINE. NO TFC WAS ON FINAL.

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.