Runway incursion at orh, ma, when cleared to taxi to a runway.

Attributes
ACN	479190
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orh.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	479190
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Runway 15/33 closed. I crossed the hold line on taxiway D. Tower advised me of what I did and told me to hold short of the runway. I was able to stop the aircraft short of the runway. There were no other aircraft in the pattern and I continued to taxi after contacting the tower for back taxi. The reason why I taxied across the hold short line is as follows: ground told me to taxi to runway 11. Orh is a new airport for us and it has been 5+ yrs since I have flown out of an airport where you have to back taxi for takeoff. If the ground controller would have instructed me to taxi runway 11 via taxiway D and hold short on taxiway D contact tower for back taxi, I would have clearly understood his instructions. I will not make the same mistake next week.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AT ORH, MA, WHEN CLRED TO TAXI TO A RWY.

Narrative: RWY 15/33 CLOSED. I CROSSED THE HOLD LINE ON TXWY D. TWR ADVISED ME OF WHAT I DID AND TOLD ME TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACFT SHORT OF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN AND I CONTINUED TO TAXI AFTER CONTACTING THE TWR FOR BACK TAXI. THE REASON WHY I TAXIED ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE IS AS FOLLOWS: GND TOLD ME TO TAXI TO RWY 11. ORH IS A NEW ARPT FOR US AND IT HAS BEEN 5+ YRS SINCE I HAVE FLOWN OUT OF AN ARPT WHERE YOU HAVE TO BACK TAXI FOR TKOF. IF THE GND CTLR WOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI RWY 11 VIA TXWY D AND HOLD SHORT ON TXWY D CONTACT TWR FOR BACK TAXI, I WOULD HAVE CLRLY UNDERSTOOD HIS INSTRUCTIONS. I WILL NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE NEXT WK.

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.