While taxiing southeast on taxiway 'a;' a C210 pilot failed to hold short at taxiway 'B' at kmkl as ...

Attributes
ACN	999557
Time
Date	201203
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MKL.Airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 4 Flight Crew Total 728 Flight Crew Type 360
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

I was taxiing southwest on taxiway a when jackson ground told me to hold short of runway 20 at taxiway B. I could see a taxiway B sign ahead; so I proceeded toward it. A moment later; jackson ground said I had missed my turn.I took another look at the airport diagram and realized that taxiway B intersects taxiway a in two places. The B sign I had seen was at the second intersection. Apparently; ground intended for me to stop at the first intersection. There was no B sign northeast of the first intersection.I think the best way to prevent a recurrence would be to rename half of taxiway B. That way there would only be one intersection of taxiways a and B. Also; there should be a taxiway sign at the northeastern-most intersection of a and B visible to aircraft approaching from the northeast on a. In the meantime; whenever ground controllers refer to an intersection of taxiways a and B; they should inform pilots that there are two such intersections and specify which one they are talking about.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While taxiing southeast on Taxiway 'A;' a C210 pilot failed to hold short at Taxiway 'B' at KMKL as cleared by Ground Control. A contributing factor was the fact that 'B' intersects 'A' a two points and only the point further from the point the clearance was received is marked.

Narrative: I was taxiing southwest on Taxiway A when Jackson Ground told me to hold short of Runway 20 at Taxiway B. I could see a Taxiway B sign ahead; so I proceeded toward it. A moment later; Jackson Ground said I had missed my turn.I took another look at the airport diagram and realized that Taxiway B intersects Taxiway A in two places. The B sign I had seen was at the second intersection. Apparently; Ground intended for me to stop at the first intersection. There was no B sign northeast of the first intersection.I think the best way to prevent a recurrence would be to rename half of Taxiway B. That way there would only be one intersection of taxiways A and B. Also; there should be a taxiway sign at the northeastern-most intersection of A and B visible to aircraft approaching from the northeast on A. In the meantime; whenever Ground Controllers refer to an intersection of taxiways A and B; they should inform pilots that there are two such intersections and specify which one they are talking about.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

While taxiing southeast on taxiway 'a;' a C210 pilot failed to hold short at taxiway 'B' at kmkl as cleared by ground control. A contributing factor was the fact that 'B' intersects 'a' a two points and only the point further from the point the clearance was received is marked.