A C172 private pilot taxies onto the runway at sql by mistake. First time entry and had a total of 8...

Attributes
ACN	416200
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sql airport : sql
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
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 : 45 flight time total : 85 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	416200
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While not paying attention, I taxied onto the active runway. I thought it was a taxiway. The nearest plane, to my knowledge, was more than 1 mi away. I was only on the runway for about 30 seconds. No one noticed until advised ground of my position, and that I was getting off in a hurry, and that I was sorry. This was my first trip to this airport as PIC, and the layout placed the runway so close to parking that I just assumed it was a taxiway. My lack of experience (85 hours) and my not paying enough attention in an unfamiliar setting contributed to my error. My training, however, did cause me to check both ways for traffic, so no other aircraft was endangered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PVT PLT TAXIES ONTO THE RWY AT SQL BY MISTAKE. FIRST TIME ENTRY AND HAD A TOTAL OF 85 HRS.

Narrative: WHILE NOT PAYING ATTN, I TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TXWY. THE NEAREST PLANE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WAS MORE THAN 1 MI AWAY. I WAS ONLY ON THE RWY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. NO ONE NOTICED UNTIL ADVISED GND OF MY POS, AND THAT I WAS GETTING OFF IN A HURRY, AND THAT I WAS SORRY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TRIP TO THIS ARPT AS PIC, AND THE LAYOUT PLACED THE RWY SO CLOSE TO PARKING THAT I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS A TXWY. MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE (85 HRS) AND MY NOT PAYING ENOUGH ATTN IN AN UNFAMILIAR SETTING CONTRIBUTED TO MY ERROR. MY TRAINING, HOWEVER, DID CAUSE ME TO CHK BOTH WAYS FOR TFC, SO NO OTHER ACFT WAS ENDANGERED.

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.

A C172 private pilot taxies onto the runway at sql by mistake. First time entry and had a total of 85 hours.