Runway incursion during a night operation in the rain by the PIC of a cessna citation 1 at mtn, md.

Attributes
ACN	553002
Time
Date	200207
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtn.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Rain other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Citation I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	553002
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 33. According to government approach plates airport diagram, I was on the main ramp and started taxiing toward the runway, looking for taxiway K (a 135 degree right turn) to put me on taxiway F. The identify on the airport diagram for taxiway K blocked the view for taxiway F continuing all the way to the ramp. I was taxiing on the taxi lines in the pavement looking for my hard right turn. I saw it and started towards it when I realized that my nose crossed over the runway hold short line. At the time, a huge thunderstorm passed through mins earlier and it was still raining. The hold short lines were not easy to see and I thought I had considerable distance still from the runway, and was about to make my right turn onto taxiway. Additional signage needs to be on this large ramp giving heads up, runway near or something to prevent others from repeating this, especially when the tower is closed. The tower did their job by telling me to stop when they saw I was about to cross the hold short line. Poor visibility, and my interpretation of what to look for, caused me to miss the original right turn onto taxiway F and look only for taxiway K. Lesson learned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION DURING A NIGHT OP IN THE RAIN BY THE PIC OF A CESSNA CITATION 1 AT MTN, MD.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 33. ACCORDING TO GOV APCH PLATES ARPT DIAGRAM, I WAS ON THE MAIN RAMP AND STARTED TAXIING TOWARD THE RWY, LOOKING FOR TXWY K (A 135 DEG R TURN) TO PUT ME ON TXWY F. THE IDENT ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM FOR TXWY K BLOCKED THE VIEW FOR TXWY F CONTINUING ALL THE WAY TO THE RAMP. I WAS TAXIING ON THE TAXI LINES IN THE PAVEMENT LOOKING FOR MY HARD R TURN. I SAW IT AND STARTED TOWARDS IT WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY NOSE CROSSED OVER THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE. AT THE TIME, A HUGE TSTM PASSED THROUGH MINS EARLIER AND IT WAS STILL RAINING. THE HOLD SHORT LINES WERE NOT EASY TO SEE AND I THOUGHT I HAD CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE STILL FROM THE RWY, AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE MY R TURN ONTO TXWY. ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE ON THIS LARGE RAMP GIVING HEADS UP, RWY NEAR OR SOMETHING TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM REPEATING THIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TWR IS CLOSED. THE TWR DID THEIR JOB BY TELLING ME TO STOP WHEN THEY SAW I WAS ABOUT TO CROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE. POOR VISIBILITY, AND MY INTERP OF WHAT TO LOOK FOR, CAUSED ME TO MISS THE ORIGINAL R TURN ONTO TXWY F AND LOOK ONLY FOR TXWY K. LESSON LEARNED.

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.