Narrative:

The aircraft I operate is an small transport and is flown single pilot. Because of the single pilot operation, many of my passenger like to ride up front with me. On the date the runway incursion occurred, I had a personal friend of the company president up front who, at age 70, had never flown before. As we taxied from the FBO, I turned on the radar to show my passenger the line of severe thunderstorms located west of okc, about 40 mi. I stopped for what I thought would be a short time and set the brakes with the aircraft pointed approximately 270 degrees at an intersection of runway 17R. As I described to the passenger what we were seeing on the radar, I lowered my vision below the glare shield and pointed out levels of greatest intensity on the green. When I looked up from this, I was suddenly aware that we had rolled out onto the active runway. As I tried to check for traffic left and right, and attempted to get off the runway, I saw an mlt on what appeared to be a 2 or 3 mi final. At this time the ground controller saw what had happened and sent the mlt around. This could have been a serious accident if an aircraft had just touched down and could not have gone around. To say that I scared myself is an understatement. I called the tower after I reached my destination and explained what had happened, and also apologized for any scares I gave the ground controllers/air crews. I feel a single pilot operation is a safe operation, but when flying alone you must be twice as aware of what is happening in and out of your aircraft. I learned a lesson in vigilance from this: do not become distracted from your job. This first aircraft ride for my 70 yr old passenger could have also been his last.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP PLT ROLLS ONTO ACTIVE RWY AND FORCES A GO AROUND.

Narrative: THE ACFT I OPERATE IS AN SMT AND IS FLOWN SINGLE PLT. BECAUSE OF THE SINGLE PLT OPERATION, MANY OF MY PAX LIKE TO RIDE UP FRONT WITH ME. ON THE DATE THE RWY INCURSION OCCURRED, I HAD A PERSONAL FRIEND OF THE COMPANY PRESIDENT UP FRONT WHO, AT AGE 70, HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE. AS WE TAXIED FROM THE FBO, I TURNED ON THE RADAR TO SHOW MY PAX THE LINE OF SEVERE TSTMS LOCATED W OF OKC, ABOUT 40 MI. I STOPPED FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A SHORT TIME AND SET THE BRAKES WITH THE ACFT POINTED APPROX 270 DEGS AT AN INTXN OF RWY 17R. AS I DESCRIBED TO THE PAX WHAT WE WERE SEEING ON THE RADAR, I LOWERED MY VISION BELOW THE GLARE SHIELD AND POINTED OUT LEVELS OF GREATEST INTENSITY ON THE GREEN. WHEN I LOOKED UP FROM THIS, I WAS SUDDENLY AWARE THAT WE HAD ROLLED OUT ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY. AS I TRIED TO CHK FOR TFC LEFT AND RIGHT, AND ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE RWY, I SAW AN MLT ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE A 2 OR 3 MI FINAL. AT THIS TIME THE GND CTLR SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND SENT THE MLT AROUND. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF AN ACFT HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN AND COULD NOT HAVE GONE AROUND. TO SAY THAT I SCARED MYSELF IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. I CALLED THE TWR AFTER I REACHED MY DEST AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND ALSO APOLOGIZED FOR ANY SCARES I GAVE THE GND CTLRS/AIR CREWS. I FEEL A SINGLE PLT OPERATION IS A SAFE OPERATION, BUT WHEN FLYING ALONE YOU MUST BE TWICE AS AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AND OUT OF YOUR ACFT. I LEARNED A LESSON IN VIGILANCE FROM THIS: DO NOT BECOME DISTRACTED FROM YOUR JOB. THIS FIRST ACFT RIDE FOR MY 70 YR OLD PAX COULD HAVE ALSO BEEN HIS LAST.

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.