Small aircraft pilot claims ground controller at lzu issued clearance to taxi into position and hold...

Attributes
ACN	535602
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lzu.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou&.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 177 flight time type : 177
ASRS Report	535602
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
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:

I understood ground control to say taxi into position for takeoff then contact tower. It is a common practice where I fly for one controller to be both on ground and tower. Earlier that night on landing I was told to stay on tower frequency to taxi, so thought nothing of ground instructing to taxi on the runway. Upon contacting tower, I was advised that I should have contacted the tower prior to taxing into position. This confusion created no conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT CLAIMS GND CTLR AT LZU ISSUED CLRNC TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD.

Narrative: I UNDERSTOOD GND CTL TO SAY TAXI INTO POS FOR TKOF THEN CONTACT TWR. IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE WHERE I FLY FOR ONE CTLR TO BE BOTH ON GND AND TWR. EARLIER THAT NIGHT ON LNDG I WAS TOLD TO STAY ON TWR FREQ TO TAXI, SO THOUGHT NOTHING OF GND INSTRUCTING TO TAXI ON THE RWY. UPON CONTACTING TWR, I WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE TWR PRIOR TO TAXING INTO POS. THIS CONFUSION CREATED NO CONFLICT.

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.