Small aircraft pilot taxies across active runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	296205
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
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 : 3 flight time total : 129
ASRS Report	296205
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

A flight was scheduled to maintain currency. Preflight went okay. Clearance was given and then ground control was contacted. I was instructed to taxi to runway 7L. I proceeded on taxiway west. A right turn was supposed to be made on taxiway north. As I taxied, I was looking for the turn onto north. I thought there would be a red lighted sign marking the runway. Anyway, I missed the hold short line and proceeded over the runway. I felt the bump when I first went onto the runway, but was unable to stop before it was too far. Instead of turning around in the middle, I put in full throttle to get across as fast as possible. I contacted ground immediately and they guided me back to where I was supposed to be. There was one airplane taking off, but was well clear by the time it was near my aircraft. The rest of the flight went without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT TAXIES ACROSS ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: A FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO MAINTAIN CURRENCY. PREFLT WENT OKAY. CLRNC WAS GIVEN AND THEN GND CTL WAS CONTACTED. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 7L. I PROCEEDED ON TXWY W. A R TURN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE ON TXWY N. AS I TAXIED, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE TURN ONTO N. I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A RED LIGHTED SIGN MARKING THE RWY. ANYWAY, I MISSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND PROCEEDED OVER THE RWY. I FELT THE BUMP WHEN I FIRST WENT ONTO THE RWY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE IT WAS TOO FAR. INSTEAD OF TURNING AROUND IN THE MIDDLE, I PUT IN FULL THROTTLE TO GET ACROSS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. I CONTACTED GND IMMEDIATELY AND THEY GUIDED ME BACK TO WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. THERE WAS ONE AIRPLANE TAKING OFF, BUT WAS WELL CLR BY THE TIME IT WAS NEAR MY ACFT. THE REST OF THE FLT WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.