Narrative:

Cleared to hold short where taxiway crosses approach path of runway. Hold lines were covered with snow and ice. Approaching area, I was distracted by a helicopter hovering nearby. When I tried to determine my position, I realized I had strayed into the approach area. At this time ground control cleared me to parking. There was no traffic on approach at the time. There is a small sign on one side of the hold area that I missed while distracted. Incursions are frequent on this taxiway due to poor markings, winter conditions, poor visibility of associated runways and only 1 sign. The greatest improvement to safety would be signs on both sides of hold lines, and approaching from both directions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT ATX PLT FLYING A PA31 AT FOI RPTS A TXWY INCURSION BECAUSE OF SNOW OBSURED RWY/TXWY MARKINGS.

Narrative: CLRED TO HOLD SHORT WHERE TXWY CROSSES APCH PATH OF RWY. HOLD LINES WERE COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. APCHING AREA, I WAS DISTRACTED BY A HELICOPTER HOVERING NEARBY. WHEN I TRIED TO DETERMINE MY POS, I REALIZED I HAD STRAYED INTO THE APCH AREA. AT THIS TIME GND CTL CLRED ME TO PARKING. THERE WAS NO TFC ON APCH AT THE TIME. THERE IS A SMALL SIGN ON ONE SIDE OF THE HOLD AREA THAT I MISSED WHILE DISTRACTED. INCURSIONS ARE FREQUENT ON THIS TXWY DUE TO POOR MARKINGS, WINTER CONDITIONS, POOR VISIBILITY OF ASSOCIATED RWYS AND ONLY 1 SIGN. THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT TO SAFETY WOULD BE SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES OF HOLD LINES, AND APCHING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS.

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.