Runway incursion at cre, sc.

Attributes
ACN	491180
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cre.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	491180
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon departure from north myrtle beach, cre, about XA00 on oct/xa/00, I taxied southwest on the taxiway for departure on runway 5, as directed by ground control. As I neared the end of the northwest leg of the taxiway, I looked for the hold short line, but did not see one. I then began the turn onto the base of the taxiway and stopped for I did not see a hold short line ahead of me. Looking back toward the tail of the plane, away from the sun, I could now see the hold short line just by the tail. Apparently because of the angle/ht of the sun, taxiing that direction, we were unable to see the line, because the sun is in our eyes. Shortly thereafter, ground control advised that I was over the line. I acknowledged and indicated I had thought it was still ahead. The ground controller then stated that the line had been between my plane and the runway, but that it had been moved back some.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AT CRE, SC.

Narrative: UPON DEP FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, CRE, ABOUT XA00 ON OCT/XA/00, I TAXIED SW ON THE TXWY FOR DEP ON RWY 5, AS DIRECTED BY GND CTL. AS I NEARED THE END OF THE NW LEG OF THE TXWY, I LOOKED FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINE, BUT DID NOT SEE ONE. I THEN BEGAN THE TURN ONTO THE BASE OF THE TXWY AND STOPPED FOR I DID NOT SEE A HOLD SHORT LINE AHEAD OF ME. LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE TAIL OF THE PLANE, AWAY FROM THE SUN, I COULD NOW SEE THE HOLD SHORT LINE JUST BY THE TAIL. APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE/HT OF THE SUN, TAXIING THAT DIRECTION, WE WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE LINE, BECAUSE THE SUN IS IN OUR EYES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GND CTL ADVISED THAT I WAS OVER THE LINE. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND INDICATED I HAD THOUGHT IT WAS STILL AHEAD. THE GND CTLR THEN STATED THAT THE LINE HAD BEEN BTWN MY PLANE AND THE RWY, BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN MOVED BACK SOME.

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.