Small aircraft pilot confused, taxies beyond hold line.

Attributes
ACN	271361
Time
Date	199405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pvd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 420 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	271361
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	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Atw = runway 29/11, and D311 with txwys. Wind was 17 mph at 150. Ground advised to taxi to runway 21. Taking the shortest route to runway 21 I went past midfield taxiway but then noticed the taxiway to runway 21 seemed to have dirt piled near it, so I stopped and asked ground if I could get to runway 21 this way. Ground asked if I had ATIS and I replied negative. Was advised that taxiway had been closed for 10 days, to do a 180, and take a right. I did so and taxied on midfield taxiway, but I went past my right turn to runway 21 taxiway. I then stopped short of runway 21. Ground asked if I had crossed the yellow line and I replied that I had. Ground asked what I was doing and I said I was turned around. As I was stopped in a hard left into the wind I completed a 180 back to runway 21 taxiway. Ground said if I wanted a midfield takeoff to advise. I did not with a 17 mph crosswind so I made a left on the 21 taxiway to the end of runway 21. Takeoff uneventful. Incident would not have occurred if: I had been given the anticipated runway 11 which was the easiest to get to, if I had listened to ATIS so that 1 'goof' wouldn't beget another 'goof,' if I had not 'assumed' runway 11 (150 wind) and had replanned my taxi route, if ground had advised taxi route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT CONFUSED, TAXIES BEYOND HOLD LINE.

Narrative: ATW = RWY 29/11, AND D311 WITH TXWYS. WIND WAS 17 MPH AT 150. GND ADVISED TO TAXI TO RWY 21. TAKING THE SHORTEST RTE TO RWY 21 I WENT PAST MIDFIELD TXWY BUT THEN NOTICED THE TXWY TO RWY 21 SEEMED TO HAVE DIRT PILED NEAR IT, SO I STOPPED AND ASKED GND IF I COULD GET TO RWY 21 THIS WAY. GND ASKED IF I HAD ATIS AND I REPLIED NEGATIVE. WAS ADVISED THAT TXWY HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR 10 DAYS, TO DO A 180, AND TAKE A R. I DID SO AND TAXIED ON MIDFIELD TXWY, BUT I WENT PAST MY R TURN TO RWY 21 TXWY. I THEN STOPPED SHORT OF RWY 21. GND ASKED IF I HAD CROSSED THE YELLOW LINE AND I REPLIED THAT I HAD. GND ASKED WHAT I WAS DOING AND I SAID I WAS TURNED AROUND. AS I WAS STOPPED IN A HARD L INTO THE WIND I COMPLETED A 180 BACK TO RWY 21 TXWY. GND SAID IF I WANTED A MIDFIELD TKOF TO ADVISE. I DID NOT WITH A 17 MPH XWIND SO I MADE A L ON THE 21 TXWY TO THE END OF RWY 21. TKOF UNEVENTFUL. INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF: I HAD BEEN GIVEN THE ANTICIPATED RWY 11 WHICH WAS THE EASIEST TO GET TO, IF I HAD LISTENED TO ATIS SO THAT 1 'GOOF' WOULDN'T BEGET ANOTHER 'GOOF,' IF I HAD NOT 'ASSUMED' RWY 11 (150 WIND) AND HAD REPLANNED MY TAXI RTE, IF GND HAD ADVISED TAXI RTE.

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.