<< >> NASA ASRS Report 969362, September 2011

C172 pilot reports crossing the hold bars for runway 26 at dxr after being cleared to taxi via a from the northeast ramp to runway 8. A lack of signage and no mention of an alternate route around the hold bars were cited as factors in this runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	969362
Time
Date	201109
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DXR.Airport
State Reference	CT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23.6 Flight Crew Total 1428.4 Flight Crew Type 264.0
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

I was taxiing from the northwest [northeast] ramp area and the signs were very confusing. As a result; I mistakenly taxied across the hold short bars for runway 26 and then proceeded onto taxiway a; as I had been cleared. I highly recommend that better signage for taxiway a be placed in this area. This area is indeed marked as a hotspot on the airport diagram; and I can see why.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 pilot reports crossing the hold bars for Runway 26 at DXR after being cleared to taxi via A from the northeast ramp to Runway 8. A lack of signage and no mention of an alternate route around the hold bars were cited as factors in this runway incursion.

Narrative: I was taxiing from the northwest [northeast] ramp area and the signs were very confusing. As a result; I mistakenly taxied across the hold short bars for Runway 26 and then proceeded onto taxiway A; as I had been cleared. I highly recommend that better signage for taxiway A be placed in this area. This area is indeed marked as a hotspot on the airport diagram; and I can see why.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.