Pilot deviation taxied on to active runway due to poor hold marking in construction area.

Attributes
ACN	308631
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : isp
Operator	general aviation : corporate
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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 920 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	308631
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a return trip from burbank to texas, I stopped at abq for food and fuel. There were many runway and taxiway closures due to construction at the airport. From the GA area, after refueling, I was cleared to taxi to runway 08 via runway 30 which was closed. Runway 30 had black paint covering all of the normal runway markings. Because it was evening with a clear sky, I had the sun in my face as I taxied west on runway 30. As I approached runway 08, I saw out the side of my cockpit a yellow hold line go past as I taxied across it. I immediately made a sharp left 180 degree turn (away from runway 08) and got back behind the hold line to do my run up. I wondered how I missed it, as I had been taxiing slowly and looking for markings. When I got back behind the line, it became apparent that you could not see the yellow at all until you were past it, because the yellow was painted on top of a thick black paint line that spanned the runway. With the sun, all that could be seen was glare, and nothing else. There was no close call, and ground control did not say anything about my actions. I believe it might have been possible to distinguish the yellow if it had been on the pavement, and not on top of a wide black line, but I can't be sure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DEV TAXIED ON TO ACTIVE RWY DUE TO POOR HOLD MARKING IN CONSTRUCTION AREA.

Narrative: ON A RETURN TRIP FROM BURBANK TO TEXAS, I STOPPED AT ABQ FOR FOOD AND FUEL. THERE WERE MANY RWY AND TXWY CLOSURES DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT THE ARPT. FROM THE GA AREA, AFTER REFUELING, I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 08 VIA RWY 30 WHICH WAS CLOSED. RWY 30 HAD BLACK PAINT COVERING ALL OF THE NORMAL RWY MARKINGS. BECAUSE IT WAS EVENING WITH A CLR SKY, I HAD THE SUN IN MY FACE AS I TAXIED W ON RWY 30. AS I APCHED RWY 08, I SAW OUT THE SIDE OF MY COCKPIT A YELLOW HOLD LINE GO PAST AS I TAXIED ACROSS IT. I IMMEDIATELY MADE A SHARP L 180 DEG TURN (AWAY FROM RWY 08) AND GOT BACK BEHIND THE HOLD LINE TO DO MY RUN UP. I WONDERED HOW I MISSED IT, AS I HAD BEEN TAXIING SLOWLY AND LOOKING FOR MARKINGS. WHEN I GOT BACK BEHIND THE LINE, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT YOU COULD NOT SEE THE YELLOW AT ALL UNTIL YOU WERE PAST IT, BECAUSE THE YELLOW WAS PAINTED ON TOP OF A THICK BLACK PAINT LINE THAT SPANNED THE RWY. WITH THE SUN, ALL THAT COULD BE SEEN WAS GLARE, AND NOTHING ELSE. THERE WAS NO CLOSE CALL, AND GND CTL DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY ACTIONS. I BELIEVE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH THE YELLOW IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE PAVEMENT, AND NOT ON TOP OF A WIDE BLACK LINE, BUT I CAN'T BE SURE.

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.