C500 crew had runway incursion of the extended centerline of runway 17L at dwh.

Attributes
ACN	495842
Time
Date	200012
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dwh.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dwh.tower
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 635 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	495842
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : dwh.tower
Airport	markings : dwh.airport procedure or policy : dwh.airport

Narrative:

We landed on runway 35L at david wayne hooks memorial (dwh) and the tower instructed us to exit right at the next taxiway and call ground short of runway 35R. We exited at taxiway east and called ground. Ground instructed us to continue taxiing into a holding triangle and gave us instructions to call tower after parking. After parking, my captain called the tower and we were told that we had taxied across the extended centerline of the approach end of runway 17L. The captain said there was confusion in the tower if they gave us proper instruction for holding short of the approach end of runway 17L. We also were confused with the airport layout and were looking to crossing another runway not taxiing across the extended centerline of runway 17L. I think to correct the situation pilots should know the layout of the airport and the controller needs to give better holding instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C500 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION OF THE EXTENDED CTRLINE OF RWY 17L AT DWH.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 35L AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL (DWH) AND THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO EXIT R AT THE NEXT TXWY AND CALL GND SHORT OF RWY 35R. WE EXITED AT TXWY E AND CALLED GND. GND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTINUE TAXIING INTO A HOLDING TRIANGLE AND GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO CALL TWR AFTER PARKING. AFTER PARKING, MY CAPT CALLED THE TWR AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD TAXIED ACROSS THE EXTENDED CTRLINE OF THE APCH END OF RWY 17L. THE CAPT SAID THERE WAS CONFUSION IN THE TWR IF THEY GAVE US PROPER INSTRUCTION FOR HOLDING SHORT OF THE APCH END OF RWY 17L. WE ALSO WERE CONFUSED WITH THE ARPT LAYOUT AND WERE LOOKING TO XING ANOTHER RWY NOT TAXIING ACROSS THE EXTENDED CTRLINE OF RWY 17L. I THINK TO CORRECT THE SIT PLTS SHOULD KNOW THE LAYOUT OF THE ARPT AND THE CTLR NEEDS TO GIVE BETTER HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS.

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.