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A corporate pilot taxied onto a runway because the taxiway marking near the ramp was not recognized as the hold short line and only after seeing the runway markings was the error recognized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1033623 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BIL.Airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 4100 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was given taxi instructions from ground control. I was not familiar with the airport and had misread the diagram and accidentally looked at an intersection just off of the ramp and thought it was the entrance to the taxiway. With this idea in my head I missed that this was the entrance to the runway and for whatever reason didn't see the runway sign. I taxied out over the runway sign and started to taxi onto the runway. Once I was nearly out where I noticed that the markings were runway markings and not taxiway markings. I immediately did a 180 and got off the runway and back onto the taxiway where I was supposed to be. Ground never said anything about it; but knowing I made a mistake I figured I better turn in a NASA report. I am very sorry for my mistake and will make sure to pay closer attention in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A corporate pilot taxied onto a runway because the taxiway marking near the ramp was not recognized as the hold short line and only after seeing the runway markings was the error recognized.
Narrative: I was given taxi instructions from Ground Control. I was not familiar with the airport and had misread the diagram and accidentally looked at an intersection just off of the ramp and thought it was the entrance to the taxiway. With this idea in my head I missed that this was the entrance to the runway and for whatever reason didn't see the runway sign. I taxied out over the runway sign and started to taxi onto the runway. Once I was nearly out where I noticed that the markings were runway markings and not taxiway markings. I immediately did a 180 and got off the runway and back onto the taxiway where I was supposed to be. Ground never said anything about it; but knowing I made a mistake I figured I better turn in a NASA report. I am very sorry for my mistake and will make sure to pay closer attention in the future.
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.