Small aircraft taxies onto runway due poor signage and WX conditions.

Attributes
ACN	243186
Time
Date	199306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cys
State Reference	WY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 670
ASRS Report	243186
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Taxiing out to runway 8 I taxied past the runway boundary line. The morning was completely overcast with ragged ceiling at 500-1000 ft AGL. The sky was completely gray. The taxiway was covered with a water sheen from a light drizzle. The reflection of the light gray morning off the wet pavement hid the runway boundary line. In addition the new runway sign (as I recall) is partially obscured by another sign in front of it. It was remarked later by tower personnel that this was a common error on this runway. I would suggest that the airport facility view this boundary marking while at the approximately ht of a single engine airplane going toward runway 8. It appears the marker for the hold line and the ILS boundary line need to be clearly marked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAXIES ONTO RWY DUE POOR SIGNAGE AND WX CONDITIONS.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT TO RWY 8 I TAXIED PAST THE RWY BOUNDARY LINE. THE MORNING WAS COMPLETELY OVCST WITH RAGGED CEILING AT 500-1000 FT AGL. THE SKY WAS COMPLETELY GRAY. THE TXWY WAS COVERED WITH A WATER SHEEN FROM A LIGHT DRIZZLE. THE REFLECTION OF THE LIGHT GRAY MORNING OFF THE WET PAVEMENT HID THE RWY BOUNDARY LINE. IN ADDITION THE NEW RWY SIGN (AS I RECALL) IS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY ANOTHER SIGN IN FRONT OF IT. IT WAS REMARKED LATER BY TWR PERSONNEL THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ERROR ON THIS RWY. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE ARPT FACILITY VIEW THIS BOUNDARY MARKING WHILE AT THE APPROX HT OF A SINGLE ENG AIRPLANE GOING TOWARD RWY 8. IT APPEARS THE MARKER FOR THE HOLD LINE AND THE ILS BOUNDARY LINE NEED TO BE CLRLY MARKED.

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.