Unauthorized runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	295356
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	295356
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I did not hear ground control's taxi instruction and my copilot did not understand them, but, thought I did. We taxied onto the approach end of runway 30R and were instructed to hold position. We did so. The approach end of the runway is directly connected to the ramp and not clearly marked. We continued taxi to runway 34. The hold short for runway 34 is not clearly marked either and a runway incursion is also a risk. The pwk airport has no red runway signs. When we taxied to runway 34 there was an aircraft at the runup pad (position #1). Taxiing on alpha it would be easy to taxi onto runway 34 in order to position next to an aircraft at position #1. There are no red runway signs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: I DID NOT HEAR GND CTL'S TAXI INSTRUCTION AND MY COPLT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THEM, BUT, THOUGHT I DID. WE TAXIED ONTO THE APCH END OF RWY 30R AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD POS. WE DID SO. THE APCH END OF THE RWY IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE RAMP AND NOT CLRLY MARKED. WE CONTINUED TAXI TO RWY 34. THE HOLD SHORT FOR RWY 34 IS NOT CLRLY MARKED EITHER AND A RWY INCURSION IS ALSO A RISK. THE PWK ARPT HAS NO RED RWY SIGNS. WHEN WE TAXIED TO RWY 34 THERE WAS AN ACFT AT THE RUNUP PAD (POS #1). TAXIING ON ALPHA IT WOULD BE EASY TO TAXI ONTO RWY 34 IN ORDER TO POS NEXT TO AN ACFT AT POS #1. THERE ARE NO RED RWY SIGNS.

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.