Private PA32 pilot crosses runway at dpa without clearance. Pilot says he was deep in thought on the long instrument instruction flight he had just completed.

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Attributes
ACN	367050
Time
Date	199704
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 287
ASRS Report	367050
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Problem caused by momentary lack of position awareness on the field while taxiing. This came after a long, difficult IFR training session. Pilot's thoughts were intermittently on a mental review of the flight. I (PIC) suddenly became aware that I was right at the edge of runway 15-33 where instructions were to hold short. At that point I would have been partially on runway 15-33 had I tried to come to a full stop. My decision was to clear the runway as soon as possible by continuing straight ahead since there were no planes moving on that runway (15-33) at that moment. Ground called immediately after my crossing. Solution for future prevention: fly/taxi first! Think about other things later!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PA32 PLT CROSSES RWY AT DPA WITHOUT CLRNC. PLT SAYS HE WAS DEEP IN THOUGHT ON THE LONG INST INSTRUCTION FLT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED.

Narrative: PROB CAUSED BY MOMENTARY LACK OF POS AWARENESS ON THE FIELD WHILE TAXIING. THIS CAME AFTER A LONG, DIFFICULT IFR TRAINING SESSION. PLT'S THOUGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY ON A MENTAL REVIEW OF THE FLT. I (PIC) SUDDENLY BECAME AWARE THAT I WAS RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF RWY 15-33 WHERE INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO HOLD SHORT. AT THAT POINT I WOULD HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY ON RWY 15-33 HAD I TRIED TO COME TO A FULL STOP. MY DECISION WAS TO CLR THE RWY ASAP BY CONTINUING STRAIGHT AHEAD SINCE THERE WERE NO PLANES MOVING ON THAT RWY (15-33) AT THAT MOMENT. GND CALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY XING. SOLUTION FOR FUTURE PREVENTION: FLY/TAXI FIRST! THINK ABOUT OTHER THINGS LATER!

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.