Narrative:

I rented an airplane from FBO for the sole purpose of flying to houston hobby from david wayne hooks, and back to hooks. The plane is an small aircraft. I got ATIS, they were using 35L and 35R, then ground told me, taxi to 35L and hold short of 35R. See attached diagram. I taxied passed 35R and held at the taxiway. Ground control said 'aircraft identify continue.' at this time I realized what I had done. I taxied immediately. My only excuse is that 35R and 17L look just like the taxiway, they are the same pavement, color and width. I thought I was holding at the runway when actually I was holding on the taxiway. (Next) at takeoff I was cleared for a right turn, this puts me east on a right crosswind leg then I turn right downwind which is south, climbing the whole time. I asked the tower if I may receive flight following to hobby, he advised the frequency is 123.8, and he suggested that I may wish to chose an altitude less than 1800 ft. At this point I looked at the altimeter and it read 1900 ft, so I retarded the throttle and descended to 1700 ft. I am not sure if tower said that because I had entered the TCA or because I was headed that direction and I'm not sure how far south of hooks I was or if I was or was not in the TCA. When I returned the airplane the manager of FBO called me in his office and told me that he got a call from tower, they were upset and he wanted to know what happened. I'm not sure if I did the right thing but I thought I should write you. If you need any more information feel free to call. Thank you for your time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTHORIZED RWY XING AT DWH FOLLOWED BY UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF IAH TCA.

Narrative: I RENTED AN AIRPLANE FROM FBO FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FLYING TO HOUSTON HOBBY FROM DAVID WAYNE HOOKS, AND BACK TO HOOKS. THE PLANE IS AN SMA. I GOT ATIS, THEY WERE USING 35L AND 35R, THEN GND TOLD ME, TAXI TO 35L AND HOLD SHORT OF 35R. SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAM. I TAXIED PASSED 35R AND HELD AT THE TAXIWAY. GND CTL SAID 'ACFT IDENT CONTINUE.' AT THIS TIME I REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE. I TAXIED IMMEDIATELY. MY ONLY EXCUSE IS THAT 35R AND 17L LOOK JUST LIKE THE TAXIWAY, THEY ARE THE SAME PAVEMENT, COLOR AND WIDTH. I THOUGHT I WAS HOLDING AT THE RWY WHEN ACTUALLY I WAS HOLDING ON THE TAXIWAY. (NEXT) AT TKOF I WAS CLRED FOR A R TURN, THIS PUTS ME E ON A R XWIND LEG THEN I TURN R DOWNWIND WHICH IS S, CLBING THE WHOLE TIME. I ASKED THE TWR IF I MAY RECEIVE FLT FOLLOWING TO HOBBY, HE ADVISED THE FREQ IS 123.8, AND HE SUGGESTED THAT I MAY WISH TO CHOSE AN ALT LESS THAN 1800 FT. AT THIS POINT I LOOKED AT THE ALTIMETER AND IT READ 1900 FT, SO I RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND DSNDED TO 1700 FT. I AM NOT SURE IF TWR SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD ENTERED THE TCA OR BECAUSE I WAS HEADED THAT DIRECTION AND I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR S OF HOOKS I WAS OR IF I WAS OR WAS NOT IN THE TCA. WHEN I RETURNED THE AIRPLANE THE MGR OF FBO CALLED ME IN HIS OFFICE AND TOLD ME THAT HE GOT A CALL FROM TWR, THEY WERE UPSET AND HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I'M NOT SURE IF I DID THE RIGHT THING BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD WRITE YOU. IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFO FEEL FREE TO CALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

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.