A C172 pilot crossed a runway he was to hold short of during taxi at pns, fl.

Attributes
ACN	498722
Time
Date	200101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	498722
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 35 at pns, inadvertently crossed runway 35 at intersection of runway 35 and txwys C2 and A4. I was cleared to taxi from GA parking area to runway 35 by ground control, and assumed I was cleared to cross runway 35 at intersection C2/A4 and then proceed south on taxiway a to reach threshold of runway 35. I was informed that I did not have clearance to cross runway 35 shortly after reaching intersection A4 by ground control. Evidently, ground control intended for me to hold short of runway 35, but I did not hear such an instruction. There was no other traffic landing or departing runway 35 at the time, which I verified visually before crossing. Both ground and departure frequencys at pns have bad audio distortion. My radios received all other facilities' xmissions clearly during the 700 mi round trip from DCU to pns and back. Ground (121.9) and departure (119.0) transmitters at pns need work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT CROSSED A RWY HE WAS TO HOLD SHORT OF DURING TAXI AT PNS, FL.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 35 AT PNS, INADVERTENTLY CROSSED RWY 35 AT INTXN OF RWY 35 AND TXWYS C2 AND A4. I WAS CLRED TO TAXI FROM GA PARKING AREA TO RWY 35 BY GND CTL, AND ASSUMED I WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 35 AT INTXN C2/A4 AND THEN PROCEED S ON TXWY A TO REACH THRESHOLD OF RWY 35. I WAS INFORMED THAT I DID NOT HAVE CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 35 SHORTLY AFTER REACHING INTXN A4 BY GND CTL. EVIDENTLY, GND CTL INTENDED FOR ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 35, BUT I DID NOT HEAR SUCH AN INSTRUCTION. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC LNDG OR DEPARTING RWY 35 AT THE TIME, WHICH I VERIFIED VISUALLY BEFORE XING. BOTH GND AND DEP FREQS AT PNS HAVE BAD AUDIO DISTORTION. MY RADIOS RECEIVED ALL OTHER FACILITIES' XMISSIONS CLRLY DURING THE 700 MI ROUND TRIP FROM DCU TO PNS AND BACK. GND (121.9) AND DEP (119.0) XMITTERS AT PNS NEED WORK.

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.