Narrative:

My students and I were flying in C152 practicing takeoffs and lndgs. It was a nice day with not too much wind, so we stopped at the ramp, I endorsed his logbook and medical. Then I sent him to go fly solo. When he was done with runup, he called tower for takeoff clearance. Tower told him to hold short of the runway, and he repeated the instruction back, but he kept going onto the runway. The student said he thought he was told to 'taxi into position and hold,' so that's what he did. I asked him and he knew the difference between 'position and hold' and 'hold short.' I believe that he was a little too excited about his first solo, but I'm sure he learned his lesson and this won't happen again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXCITED STUDENT FLYING C152 INCURS RWY WHEN TOLD TO HOLD SHORT AT LNK.

Narrative: MY STUDENTS AND I WERE FLYING IN C152 PRACTICING TKOFS AND LNDGS. IT WAS A NICE DAY WITH NOT TOO MUCH WIND, SO WE STOPPED AT THE RAMP, I ENDORSED HIS LOGBOOK AND MEDICAL. THEN I SENT HIM TO GO FLY SOLO. WHEN HE WAS DONE WITH RUNUP, HE CALLED TWR FOR TKOF CLRNC. TWR TOLD HIM TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY, AND HE REPEATED THE INSTRUCTION BACK, BUT HE KEPT GOING ONTO THE RWY. THE STUDENT SAID HE THOUGHT HE WAS TOLD TO 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD,' SO THAT'S WHAT HE DID. I ASKED HIM AND HE KNEW THE DIFFERENCE BTWN 'POS AND HOLD' AND 'HOLD SHORT.' I BELIEVE THAT HE WAS A LITTLE TOO EXCITED ABOUT HIS FIRST SOLO, BUT I'M SURE HE LEARNED HIS LESSON AND THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.