Narrative:

The incident occurred while taxiing from parking area to runway 30L at vgt. We were cleared to runway 30L. I planned to use the taxiway on the parking apron, then to taxiway B via taxiway C to runway 30L. Ground control directed us to use taxiway a, I turned to use this taxiway. A short while later, we were instructed to use taxiway B. By this time, we were past the signs for taxiway B. I applied the brakes as taxiway a was taking us to cross runway 30L, our momentum carried us over the hold line. We did not enter the runway proper. We called ground control and were directed to do a 180 degree turn and proceed to taxiway B. I feel the incident was caused by a breakdown in communication in the directions I was to follow and I was too slow to stop before the hold line and straighten the situation out. Things done to prevent such an event that failed to prevent this incident: 1) I have only flown with a CFI at vgt to prevent errors due to my low current flying time. 2) we had an airport diagram card. 3) I read back the ground control instructions, as I understood them. The section of taxiway a we used is very short. To help prevent such incidents, one should be attuned to the taxiway intxns and the instructions should be very clear. Avoiding this area by using the apron taxiway would, I believe, help prevent the confusion we experienced. Supplemental information from acn 538567: I believe the best way to solve the problem is more awareness of airport diagrams and better knowledge of airport signage. The flight crew should know or ask.

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Title: A RWY INCURSION WHEN AN EXPERIMENTAL 47-V PLT CROSSES THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 30L AT VGT, NV.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TAXIING FROM PARKING AREA TO RWY 30L AT VGT. WE WERE CLRED TO RWY 30L. I PLANNED TO USE THE TXWY ON THE PARKING APRON, THEN TO TXWY B VIA TXWY C TO RWY 30L. GND CTL DIRECTED US TO USE TXWY A, I TURNED TO USE THIS TXWY. A SHORT WHILE LATER, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO USE TXWY B. BY THIS TIME, WE WERE PAST THE SIGNS FOR TXWY B. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS TXWY A WAS TAKING US TO CROSS RWY 30L, OUR MOMENTUM CARRIED US OVER THE HOLD LINE. WE DID NOT ENTER THE RWY PROPER. WE CALLED GND CTL AND WERE DIRECTED TO DO A 180 DEG TURN AND PROCEED TO TXWY B. I FEEL THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A BREAKDOWN IN COM IN THE DIRECTIONS I WAS TO FOLLOW AND I WAS TOO SLOW TO STOP BEFORE THE HOLD LINE AND STRAIGHTEN THE SIT OUT. THINGS DONE TO PREVENT SUCH AN EVENT THAT FAILED TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT: 1) I HAVE ONLY FLOWN WITH A CFI AT VGT TO PREVENT ERRORS DUE TO MY LOW CURRENT FLYING TIME. 2) WE HAD AN ARPT DIAGRAM CARD. 3) I READ BACK THE GND CTL INSTRUCTIONS, AS I UNDERSTOOD THEM. THE SECTION OF TXWY A WE USED IS VERY SHORT. TO HELP PREVENT SUCH INCIDENTS, ONE SHOULD BE ATTUNED TO THE TXWY INTXNS AND THE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE VERY CLR. AVOIDING THIS AREA BY USING THE APRON TXWY WOULD, I BELIEVE, HELP PREVENT THE CONFUSION WE EXPERIENCED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 538567: I BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THE PROB IS MORE AWARENESS OF ARPT DIAGRAMS AND BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF ARPT SIGNAGE. THE FLC SHOULD KNOW OR ASK.

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.