Runway transgression. Taxi onto active runway.

Attributes
ACN	139134
Time
Date	199003
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	139134
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 30 I asked for progressive taxi to XXXX because I was unfamiliar. As I proceeded I was instructed to turn left onto an unlighted taxiway. As I proceeded I crossed a hold line and partially went onto runway 25 where a small aircraft was performing touch and go's. We both saw each other in plenty of time to stop. I was approximately 10' onto the runway. The ground control said they told me to hold short of runway 25. I must have missed the instruction. I believe part of the problem was the taxiway had no lights, plus the fact that I either missed the instruction or the ground control was stepped on during transmission. I think a possible solution would be when a pilot asks for progressive and is unfamiliar that they should confirm that you are going to hold as instructed. If a transmission is missed and an airplane does not look like it is going to stop, ground could confirm, if they have time. This could eliminate a potential hazardous situation. This situation was not close but certainly could have been. Maybe a requirement to read back like an IFR clearance would help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY TRANSGRESSION. TAXI ONTO ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 30 I ASKED FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI TO XXXX BECAUSE I WAS UNFAMILIAR. AS I PROCEEDED I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN L ONTO AN UNLIGHTED TXWY. AS I PROCEEDED I CROSSED A HOLD LINE AND PARTIALLY WENT ONTO RWY 25 WHERE A SMA WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S. WE BOTH SAW EACH OTHER IN PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. I WAS APPROX 10' ONTO THE RWY. THE GND CTL SAID THEY TOLD ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 25. I MUST HAVE MISSED THE INSTRUCTION. I BELIEVE PART OF THE PROB WAS THE TXWY HAD NO LIGHTS, PLUS THE FACT THAT I EITHER MISSED THE INSTRUCTION OR THE GND CTL WAS STEPPED ON DURING XMISSION. I THINK A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WOULD BE WHEN A PLT ASKS FOR PROGRESSIVE AND IS UNFAMILIAR THAT THEY SHOULD CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD AS INSTRUCTED. IF A XMISSION IS MISSED AND AN AIRPLANE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP, GND COULD CONFIRM, IF THEY HAVE TIME. THIS COULD ELIMINATE A POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THIS SITUATION WAS NOT CLOSE BUT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN. MAYBE A REQUIREMENT TO READ BACK LIKE AN IFR CLRNC WOULD HELP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.