Runway incursion. A PA32 cargo pilot taxies past the hold short line for runway 7L at phx, az.

Attributes
ACN	529474
Time
Date	200111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5350 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	529474
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Airport Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on runway 7R at phx, made a left turn at taxiway F, and was told to hold short of runway 7L at F7. I made a left turn on F7 looking for the hold short lines. Could not see the hold short lines due to darkness, but could see where the runway was located. I kept slowly taxiing toward the runway looking for the hold short lines. Then I stopped because I thought I was getting too close to the runway. At the same time ground control told me to stop. I've passed the hold short lines, they told me over the radio. There was a possible runway incursion and took down a report. Corrective action: the area could have been better lighted. Conditions: runway and txwys were wet due to rain earlier. Factors affecting the quality of human performance: flew from phx to yuma, in the morning. Then I had to fly from yuma. To blh ca, to pick up another airplane. Had to wait for 3 hours before aircraft arrival at blh. Departed blh, ca at XA38 pm, mountain time and arrived at yuma, at XB15 pm local time. Did not arrive at the hotel until XC00 local time, did not get much rest, had to be back at airport at XE30 pm, had to wait for 3 hours for departure for ground stop for WX at phx, did not depart until XH10 pm. Pilot could have had been better rested!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION. A PA32 CARGO PLT TAXIES PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 7L AT PHX, AZ.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 7R AT PHX, MADE A L TURN AT TXWY F, AND WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 7L AT F7. I MADE A L TURN ON F7 LOOKING FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINES. COULD NOT SEE THE HOLD SHORT LINES DUE TO DARKNESS, BUT COULD SEE WHERE THE RWY WAS LOCATED. I KEPT SLOWLY TAXIING TOWARD THE RWY LOOKING FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINES. THEN I STOPPED BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE RWY. AT THE SAME TIME GND CTL TOLD ME TO STOP. I'VE PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINES, THEY TOLD ME OVER THE RADIO. THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RWY INCURSION AND TOOK DOWN A RPT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE AREA COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER LIGHTED. CONDITIONS: RWY AND TXWYS WERE WET DUE TO RAIN EARLIER. FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE: FLEW FROM PHX TO YUMA, IN THE MORNING. THEN I HAD TO FLY FROM YUMA. TO BLH CA, TO PICK UP ANOTHER AIRPLANE. HAD TO WAIT FOR 3 HRS BEFORE ACFT ARR AT BLH. DEPARTED BLH, CA AT XA38 PM, MOUNTAIN TIME AND ARRIVED AT YUMA, AT XB15 PM LCL TIME. DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE HOTEL UNTIL XC00 LCL TIME, DID NOT GET MUCH REST, HAD TO BE BACK AT ARPT AT XE30 PM, HAD TO WAIT FOR 3 HRS FOR DEP FOR GND STOP FOR WX AT PHX, DID NOT DEPART UNTIL XH10 PM. PLT COULD HAVE HAD BEEN BETTER RESTED!

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.