PA28 pilot had runway incursion at evv.

Attributes
ACN	475290
Time
Date	200006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evv.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	475240
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After refueling, we got our taxi clearance 'to runway 4,' I was parked on the west ramp and proceeded south parallel to runway 18/36. I saw 1 sign for runway 4/22 on taxiway a and stopped while trying to locate the government chart with the airport diagram. We could not find that chart, and tower instructed us to proceed south on the ramp. At taxiway F I could see another sign for runway 4 and could see the displaced threshold markings. We turned onto taxiway F not realizing the taxiway that angled southwest from the ramp served runway 36 as well as runway 4's displaced threshold area. We were told to stop on taxiway F and that the tower would work our departure from that intersection. 2 things led to this: us misplacing the airport diagram, and me not seeing signs pointing towards runway 4. I did see signs showing runway 18/36, however, I should have asked ground before taxiing onto taxiway F, or a progressive taxi at the unfamiliar airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT HAD RWY INCURSION AT EVV.

Narrative: AFTER REFUELING, WE GOT OUR TAXI CLRNC 'TO RWY 4,' I WAS PARKED ON THE W RAMP AND PROCEEDED S PARALLEL TO RWY 18/36. I SAW 1 SIGN FOR RWY 4/22 ON TXWY A AND STOPPED WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE THE GOV CHART WITH THE ARPT DIAGRAM. WE COULD NOT FIND THAT CHART, AND TWR INSTRUCTED US TO PROCEED S ON THE RAMP. AT TXWY F I COULD SEE ANOTHER SIGN FOR RWY 4 AND COULD SEE THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS. WE TURNED ONTO TXWY F NOT REALIZING THE TXWY THAT ANGLED SW FROM THE RAMP SERVED RWY 36 AS WELL AS RWY 4'S DISPLACED THRESHOLD AREA. WE WERE TOLD TO STOP ON TXWY F AND THAT THE TWR WOULD WORK OUR DEP FROM THAT INTXN. 2 THINGS LED TO THIS: US MISPLACING THE ARPT DIAGRAM, AND ME NOT SEEING SIGNS POINTING TOWARDS RWY 4. I DID SEE SIGNS SHOWING RWY 18/36, HOWEVER, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED GND BEFORE TAXIING ONTO TXWY F, OR A PROGRESSIVE TAXI AT THE UNFAMILIAR ARPT.

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.