Pilot of government bronco, OV10C, failed to hold short of an active runway during taxi out for take...

Attributes
ACN	378340
Time
Date	199708
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ffo
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Bronco
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	378340
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing from parking ramp to runway 23R. Approaching hold line for runway 23L I asked for clearance to cross. (My radio reception was not the best, but understandable. I later found out that ground control reception was very poor.) the reply I received from ground was that I was cleared to cross - - at least that's what I was confident that I was cleared to do. I had another experienced pilot with me who heard the radio transmission and understood that we were cleared to cross. After I crossed runway 23L, ground said I had crossed an active. I elected not to takeoff, figuring that the radio reception may be worse than I had thought. Taxied back to the park ramp and made changes to the radio equipment. Tower representative met with me later. They had played the tapes and said I was given a clearance to hold short. An aircraft was just starting takeoff roll and had to abort. Made more changes yet to communication radio system and did thorough chkout on the ramp. Resumed uneventful operations at the airfield the following day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF GOV BRONCO, OV10C, FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF AN ACTIVE RWY DURING TAXI OUT FOR TKOF DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY HEAR THE TWR. AFTER FINDING OUT HIS ERROR, RPTR RETURNED TO PARKING TO HAVE RADIO REPAIRED.

Narrative: TAXIING FROM PARKING RAMP TO RWY 23R. APCHING HOLD LINE FOR RWY 23L I ASKED FOR CLRNC TO CROSS. (MY RADIO RECEPTION WAS NOT THE BEST, BUT UNDERSTANDABLE. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT GND CTL RECEPTION WAS VERY POOR.) THE REPLY I RECEIVED FROM GND WAS THAT I WAS CLRED TO CROSS - - AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I WAS CONFIDENT THAT I WAS CLRED TO DO. I HAD ANOTHER EXPERIENCED PLT WITH ME WHO HEARD THE RADIO XMISSION AND UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS. AFTER I CROSSED RWY 23L, GND SAID I HAD CROSSED AN ACTIVE. I ELECTED NOT TO TKOF, FIGURING THAT THE RADIO RECEPTION MAY BE WORSE THAN I HAD THOUGHT. TAXIED BACK TO THE PARK RAMP AND MADE CHANGES TO THE RADIO EQUIP. TWR REPRESENTATIVE MET WITH ME LATER. THEY HAD PLAYED THE TAPES AND SAID I WAS GIVEN A CLRNC TO HOLD SHORT. AN ACFT WAS JUST STARTING TKOF ROLL AND HAD TO ABORT. MADE MORE CHANGES YET TO COM RADIO SYS AND DID THOROUGH CHKOUT ON THE RAMP. RESUMED UNEVENTFUL OPS AT THE AIRFIELD THE FOLLOWING DAY.

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.

Pilot of government bronco, OV10C, failed to hold short of an active runway during taxi out for takeoff due to not being able to adequately hear the tower. After finding out his error, reporter returned to parking to have radio repaired.