Pilot of atx freighter taxied over runway hold short line but did not penetrate runway.

Attributes
ACN	175468
Time
Date	199104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : frg
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 94 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	175468
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was my third time as pilot departing from frg on a part 135 flight. At the ramp in front of the hangar I was cleared by ground control to 'taxi to runway 32.' I proceeded to the nearest route off the ramp to where I thought the G taxiway was located. But as I proceeded, I inadvertently crossed the hold short line for runway 19-01 at the G5 intersection. I should have proceeded to the south side of the ramp to the G4 intersection to reach the G taxiway. I believed the ramp was oriented parallel to runway 19-01 and the taxiway continued parallel to the runway. But in fact, the ramp was taxiway G and is angled slightly toward the runway at the north side. I immediately turned around after crossing the line west/O actually going onto the runway and proceeded to G4. Although there was no potential for danger on that day since runway 01-19 was not in use, I believe that a similar situation could occur while looking for a parallel taxiway. I was familiar with the airport and held an airport diagram in front of me while I was taxiing. Due to the apparently frequent occurrent of inadvertently taxiing on to active runways, I would feel that more apparent and visible hold short lines would be much safer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ATX FREIGHTER TAXIED OVER RWY HOLD SHORT LINE BUT DID NOT PENETRATE RWY.

Narrative: THIS WAS MY THIRD TIME AS PLT DEPARTING FROM FRG ON A PART 135 FLT. AT THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR I WAS CLRED BY GND CTL TO 'TAXI TO RWY 32.' I PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST RTE OFF THE RAMP TO WHERE I THOUGHT THE G TXWY WAS LOCATED. BUT AS I PROCEEDED, I INADVERTENTLY CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 19-01 AT THE G5 INTXN. I SHOULD HAVE PROCEEDED TO THE S SIDE OF THE RAMP TO THE G4 INTXN TO REACH THE G TXWY. I BELIEVED THE RAMP WAS ORIENTED PARALLEL TO RWY 19-01 AND THE TXWY CONTINUED PARALLEL TO THE RWY. BUT IN FACT, THE RAMP WAS TXWY G AND IS ANGLED SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE RWY AT THE N SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AFTER XING THE LINE W/O ACTUALLY GOING ONTO THE RWY AND PROCEEDED TO G4. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO POTENTIAL FOR DANGER ON THAT DAY SINCE RWY 01-19 WAS NOT IN USE, I BELIEVE THAT A SIMILAR SITUATION COULD OCCUR WHILE LOOKING FOR A PARALLEL TXWY. I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND HELD AN ARPT DIAGRAM IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS TAXIING. DUE TO THE APPARENTLY FREQUENT OCCURRENT OF INADVERTENTLY TAXIING ON TO ACTIVE RWYS, I WOULD FEEL THAT MORE APPARENT AND VISIBLE HOLD SHORT LINES WOULD BE MUCH SAFER.

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.