Charter small transport almost crossed active runway without clearance when pilot loses track of his...

Attributes
ACN	353263
Time
Date	199611
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	353263
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared from ramp via taxiway F to runway 28L (government chart page 106). Taxi was uneventful to taxiway F where I made a right turn onto taxiway F1. I continued sbound seeing blue taxiway lights when ground control issued me a stop warning in a strong voice. I realized at that time the taxiway markings I was looking at were of taxiway B on the opposite side of runway 28L. At no time did I see the white runway lights I was looking for to identify the runway or the lighted red box for runway 28L/10R. I did have my head inside the cockpit looking at the taxi chart near taxiway F1 and might explain missing the hold short line at taxiway F1. Bright mercury lights, yellowish in color from the east ramp, might have reduced the intensity of the runway lights for runway 28L. This lighting combination gives the illusion that a parallel taxiway exits on the north side of runway 28L. The problem was discovered by an alert ground controller. I'm not sure if I would have stopped before reaching the active but I was looking at landing lights on final approach of an air carrier aircraft which had me believing I was at the active. I'm note sure how to prevent a recurrence other than reduce the intensity of backgnd lighting on aircraft ramps.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER SMT ALMOST CROSSED ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC WHEN PLT LOSES TRACK OF HIS POS ON THE ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FROM RAMP VIA TXWY F TO RWY 28L (GOV CHART PAGE 106). TAXI WAS UNEVENTFUL TO TXWY F WHERE I MADE A R TURN ONTO TXWY F1. I CONTINUED SBOUND SEEING BLUE TXWY LIGHTS WHEN GND CTL ISSUED ME A STOP WARNING IN A STRONG VOICE. I REALIZED AT THAT TIME THE TXWY MARKINGS I WAS LOOKING AT WERE OF TXWY B ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF RWY 28L. AT NO TIME DID I SEE THE WHITE RWY LIGHTS I WAS LOOKING FOR TO IDENT THE RWY OR THE LIGHTED RED BOX FOR RWY 28L/10R. I DID HAVE MY HEAD INSIDE THE COCKPIT LOOKING AT THE TAXI CHART NEAR TXWY F1 AND MIGHT EXPLAIN MISSING THE HOLD SHORT LINE AT TXWY F1. BRIGHT MERCURY LIGHTS, YELLOWISH IN COLOR FROM THE E RAMP, MIGHT HAVE REDUCED THE INTENSITY OF THE RWY LIGHTS FOR RWY 28L. THIS LIGHTING COMBINATION GIVES THE ILLUSION THAT A PARALLEL TXWY EXITS ON THE N SIDE OF RWY 28L. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED BY AN ALERT GND CTLR. I'M NOT SURE IF I WOULD HAVE STOPPED BEFORE REACHING THE ACTIVE BUT I WAS LOOKING AT LNDG LIGHTS ON FINAL APCH OF AN ACR ACFT WHICH HAD ME BELIEVING I WAS AT THE ACTIVE. I'M NOTE SURE HOW TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OTHER THAN REDUCE THE INTENSITY OF BACKGND LIGHTING ON ACFT RAMPS.

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.

Charter small transport almost crossed active runway without clearance when pilot loses track of his position on the airport.