Narrative:

Cle airport. We were holding short of runway 24L on runway 28. We were then instructed to cross runway 24L by the tower controller. There was an aircraft on short final. It is common procedure for the tower to cross you and hold you in position. We observed the aircraft on short final as we crossed. As we approached runway 24R, the tower abruptly ordered us to turn around 180 degrees and return to the hold short line. The aircraft on short final was cleared to land on runway 24R. We had no way of knowing this. When we looked out to see the aircraft, it looked like it was on final for runway 24L. The tower controller then reported he had instructed me to hold short of runway 24R. I never heard that call and a jet link behind doublechked his last call. I do know that the hold short line for runway 24R is very close if not on runway 24L. The runways there are very close. I saw aircraft and made the decision to get off runway 24L and get between the runways. This could have been why I did not hear the controller. I even mentioned to tower his receiver was breaking up and scratchy. Runway 24L was scheduled to be closed but it is common again for runways not to be closed. I was given a number to call and was informed I would be reported for a hold incursion. In 30 yrs of flying I have never had an incursion happen to me. I have been through extensive flight training. I attend recurrent training every 6 months and have just trained 2 weeks ago. I think cleveland's runway confign is confusing and the controllers are overworked. Most of them do not understand aircraft and pilot operations and have very little patience with pilots. We caused no mishap. I managed to get back across the line so the other aircraft did not have to go around.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C525 CAPT FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF PARALLEL RWY TO WHICH AN ACFT WAS ON FINAL. TWR CTLR STOPPED HIM AND HAD HIM RETURN TO BEHIND THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: CLE ARPT. WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 24L ON RWY 28. WE WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY 24L BY THE TWR CTLR. THERE WAS AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. IT IS COMMON PROC FOR THE TWR TO CROSS YOU AND HOLD YOU IN POS. WE OBSERVED THE ACFT ON SHORT FINAL AS WE CROSSED. AS WE APCHED RWY 24R, THE TWR ABRUPTLY ORDERED US TO TURN AROUND 180 DEGS AND RETURN TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE ACFT ON SHORT FINAL WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 24R. WE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS. WHEN WE LOOKED OUT TO SEE THE ACFT, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 24L. THE TWR CTLR THEN RPTED HE HAD INSTRUCTED ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 24R. I NEVER HEARD THAT CALL AND A JET LINK BEHIND DOUBLECHKED HIS LAST CALL. I DO KNOW THAT THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 24R IS VERY CLOSE IF NOT ON RWY 24L. THE RWYS THERE ARE VERY CLOSE. I SAW ACFT AND MADE THE DECISION TO GET OFF RWY 24L AND GET BTWN THE RWYS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WHY I DID NOT HEAR THE CTLR. I EVEN MENTIONED TO TWR HIS RECEIVER WAS BREAKING UP AND SCRATCHY. RWY 24L WAS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED BUT IT IS COMMON AGAIN FOR RWYS NOT TO BE CLOSED. I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER TO CALL AND WAS INFORMED I WOULD BE RPTED FOR A HOLD INCURSION. IN 30 YRS OF FLYING I HAVE NEVER HAD AN INCURSION HAPPEN TO ME. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH EXTENSIVE FLT TRAINING. I ATTEND RECURRENT TRAINING EVERY 6 MONTHS AND HAVE JUST TRAINED 2 WKS AGO. I THINK CLEVELAND'S RWY CONFIGN IS CONFUSING AND THE CTLRS ARE OVERWORKED. MOST OF THEM DO NOT UNDERSTAND ACFT AND PLT OPS AND HAVE VERY LITTLE PATIENCE WITH PLTS. WE CAUSED NO MISHAP. I MANAGED TO GET BACK ACROSS THE LINE SO THE OTHER ACFT DID NOT HAVE TO GO AROUND.

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.