A pilot incurred rdg runway 36 on taxiway B between runways 36 and 31 because he taxied beyond the r...

Attributes
ACN	1028504
Time
Date	201208
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	RDG.Airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Person 2
Function	Ground Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

I was on local control and a supervisor was on ground control giving a certification skills check to a developmental controller. Aircraft Y was in left traffic and had been in the pattern for a while. While aircraft Y was on final; aircraft X was instructed to cross runway 36 on taxiway bravo; aircraft X was taxiing for a full length departure off runway 31 with VFR radar advisories. Ground control requested to cross runway 36 at bravo with aircraft X and I approved it. I observed aircraft X cross the hold line for runway 31. This area of the airport has been identified as a hot spot as many inexperienced pilots seem to have confusion with the runway hold markings. Frequently aircraft cross runway 36 for runway 31 and do not cross the first hold line to hold short of the second. This leaves the aircraft in the safety area of runway 36 as the hold marking is where aircraft exiting runway 31 are to hold short of runway 36. The only issue seems to be that pilots are either not paying enough attention to the markings or are unaware of the meanings of standard hold markings and which side the are supposed to hold on and which side the are supposed to cross when exiting a runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot incurred RDG Runway 36 on Taxiway B between Runways 36 and 31 because he taxied beyond the Runway 36 line toward the Runway 31 hold short line.

Narrative: I was on Local Control and a Supervisor was on Ground Control giving a certification skills check to a Developmental Controller. Aircraft Y was in left traffic and had been in the pattern for a while. While aircraft Y was on final; aircraft X was instructed to cross Runway 36 on Taxiway Bravo; aircraft X was taxiing for a full length departure off Runway 31 with VFR radar advisories. Ground Control requested to cross Runway 36 at Bravo with aircraft X and I approved it. I observed aircraft X cross the hold line for Runway 31. This area of the airport has been identified as a hot spot as many inexperienced pilots seem to have confusion with the runway hold markings. Frequently aircraft cross Runway 36 for Runway 31 and do not cross the first hold line to hold short of the second. This leaves the aircraft in the safety area of Runway 36 as the hold marking is where aircraft exiting Runway 31 are to hold short of Runway 36. The only issue seems to be that pilots are either not paying enough attention to the markings or are unaware of the meanings of standard hold markings and which side the are supposed to hold on and which side the are supposed to cross when exiting a runway.

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.

A pilot incurred rdg runway 36 on taxiway B between runways 36 and 31 because he taxied beyond the runway 36 line toward the runway 31 hold short line.