Small aircraft pilot taxies beyond hold line on active runway.

Attributes
ACN	255051
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : teb airport : cdw
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fra
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 267 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	255051
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was a very busy sunny afternoon. Ground said: 'small aircraft, short runway 22.' I taxied on the ramp alongside taxiway papa mistake. I should have taken papa. At november I turned right, thinking runway 27. Mistake. I should have written runway 22 on my page. Ground said: 'turn 180 and hold short of runway 22.' I turned immediately and responding: 'small aircraft turning 180 short 22...thank you.' because of the turn, now facing the bright sun, the ammeter pointer went down to minus and I was 100 percent disappointed of my stupidity. I confused taxiway papa as the ramp and runway 22 as papa. I am used to teterboro wide runways. I crossed the line and when I realized it, I was on the middle of the runway. Ground said: 'turn 180 now.' I gave full power and turned sharp. That's when the right wing out of the way gave me a view of a twin coming really close. It was 100 percent my fault. In the last 5 months since I took my private, I have flown to dozens of airports, class B to small uncontrolled fields. I was too impulsive -- being quick and doing it like a young wise kid. I will be 60 next yr and started my first lesson dec/91 and soloed oct/92. Aviation was the dream of my life. Invulnerable and macho. I impressed the examiner doing great 720, greasying lndgs, perfect emergencys and very good pilotage. I had some emergencys and I came up on the top like a pro. Great cross country, high wind, no problem. I could spot someone's mistake miles away. I was too good for my hours. Everything was just right. No time to think. Show off (wife, children, friends, etc). I was too happy because I could believe I was flying. Until 'hell broke loose' on this flight. My pride went on a grave yard spiral. Well, I went up on the pattern and landed like a jack ass. When ground said call tower, I did. I was going to warwick (N72) to get 3 hours with mrs. X (cfii) an older timer to teach me safety under the hood, small field lndgs, emergencys, etc. At night I called mrs. X and she replied that nobody is dead and from now on she believes on her 50 yrs of aviation that I am going to be a really safer pilot. I believe the human performance in my case was over confidence. But 1 incident makes realism to dreamers that aviation is beautiful, challenging and if we all stick to its rules we can make it much safer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT TAXIES BEYOND HOLD LINE ON ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: IT WAS A VERY BUSY SUNNY AFTERNOON. GND SAID: 'SMA, SHORT RWY 22.' I TAXIED ON THE RAMP ALONGSIDE TXWY PAPA MISTAKE. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PAPA. AT NOVEMBER I TURNED R, THINKING RWY 27. MISTAKE. I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN RWY 22 ON MY PAGE. GND SAID: 'TURN 180 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22.' I TURNED IMMEDIATELY AND RESPONDING: 'SMA TURNING 180 SHORT 22...THANK YOU.' BECAUSE OF THE TURN, NOW FACING THE BRIGHT SUN, THE AMMETER POINTER WENT DOWN TO MINUS AND I WAS 100 PERCENT DISAPPOINTED OF MY STUPIDITY. I CONFUSED TXWY PAPA AS THE RAMP AND RWY 22 AS PAPA. I AM USED TO TETERBORO WIDE RWYS. I CROSSED THE LINE AND WHEN I REALIZED IT, I WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY. GND SAID: 'TURN 180 NOW.' I GAVE FULL PWR AND TURNED SHARP. THAT'S WHEN THE R WING OUT OF THE WAY GAVE ME A VIEW OF A TWIN COMING REALLY CLOSE. IT WAS 100 PERCENT MY FAULT. IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS SINCE I TOOK MY PVT, I HAVE FLOWN TO DOZENS OF ARPTS, CLASS B TO SMALL UNCTLED FIELDS. I WAS TOO IMPULSIVE -- BEING QUICK AND DOING IT LIKE A YOUNG WISE KID. I WILL BE 60 NEXT YR AND STARTED MY FIRST LESSON DEC/91 AND SOLOED OCT/92. AVIATION WAS THE DREAM OF MY LIFE. INVULNERABLE AND MACHO. I IMPRESSED THE EXAMINER DOING GREAT 720, GREASYING LNDGS, PERFECT EMERS AND VERY GOOD PILOTAGE. I HAD SOME EMERS AND I CAME UP ON THE TOP LIKE A PRO. GREAT XCOUNTRY, HIGH WIND, NO PROB. I COULD SPOT SOMEONE'S MISTAKE MILES AWAY. I WAS TOO GOOD FOR MY HRS. EVERYTHING WAS JUST RIGHT. NO TIME TO THINK. SHOW OFF (WIFE, CHILDREN, FRIENDS, ETC). I WAS TOO HAPPY BECAUSE I COULD BELIEVE I WAS FLYING. UNTIL 'HELL BROKE LOOSE' ON THIS FLT. MY PRIDE WENT ON A GRAVE YARD SPIRAL. WELL, I WENT UP ON THE PATTERN AND LANDED LIKE A JACK ASS. WHEN GND SAID CALL TWR, I DID. I WAS GOING TO WARWICK (N72) TO GET 3 HRS WITH MRS. X (CFII) AN OLDER TIMER TO TEACH ME SAFETY UNDER THE HOOD, SMALL FIELD LNDGS, EMERS, ETC. AT NIGHT I CALLED MRS. X AND SHE REPLIED THAT NOBODY IS DEAD AND FROM NOW ON SHE BELIEVES ON HER 50 YRS OF AVIATION THAT I AM GOING TO BE A REALLY SAFER PLT. I BELIEVE THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN MY CASE WAS OVER CONFIDENCE. BUT 1 INCIDENT MAKES REALISM TO DREAMERS THAT AVIATION IS BEAUTIFUL, CHALLENGING AND IF WE ALL STICK TO ITS RULES WE CAN MAKE IT 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.