Small aircraft pilot had runway incursion on runway 23L at rdu.

Attributes
ACN	533296
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdu.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	533296
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far 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	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Runway environment violation. Taxied onto runway 23L without clearance. Called tower for takeoff clearance after taxiing onto runway 23L. On climb out radio communication with departure concerning violation caused 400 ft altitude bust (distraction). Contributing factors: ramp has direct access to runway without crossing any taxiway. Stopped at edge of ramp/taxiway/runway for run-up and ground control clearance. After cleared to runway 23L by ground taxied directly onto active runway. Realized immediately that runway violated. Ramp to taxiway markings not clear. Should not allow access to taxiway/runway without improved markings. Possibly not allowing access to taxiway/runway from this ramp access point. No traffic conflicts occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAD RWY INCURSION ON RWY 23L AT RDU.

Narrative: RWY ENVIRONMENT VIOLATION. TAXIED ONTO RWY 23L WITHOUT CLRNC. CALLED TWR FOR TKOF CLRNC AFTER TAXIING ONTO RWY 23L. ON CLBOUT RADIO COM WITH DEP CONCERNING VIOLATION CAUSED 400 FT ALT BUST (DISTR). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: RAMP HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO RWY WITHOUT XING ANY TXWY. STOPPED AT EDGE OF RAMP/TXWY/RWY FOR RUN-UP AND GND CTL CLRNC. AFTER CLRED TO RWY 23L BY GND TAXIED DIRECTLY ONTO ACTIVE RWY. REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT RWY VIOLATED. RAMP TO TXWY MARKINGS NOT CLR. SHOULD NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO TXWY/RWY WITHOUT IMPROVED MARKINGS. POSSIBLY NOT ALLOWING ACCESS TO TXWY/RWY FROM THIS RAMP ACCESS POINT. NO TFC CONFLICTS OCCURRED.

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.