A BE19 pilot misinterped 'hold short of the runway' to mean hold short on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	556576
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fcm.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sport 19
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 194.6 flight time type : 161.7
ASRS Report	556576
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

I taxied and held short of runway 27L after doing my before takeoff checklist in the run-up area. I contacted ground control as I was supposed to. Ground told me to hold short on runway 27L and to contact the tower on 111.8. I taxied onto the runway and held in position, thinking that those were the instructions. I contacted the tower and told the controller that I was holding in position. The controller came back by saying that he did not give me clearance to taxi onto the runway. The controller eventually cleared me for takeoff. When the ground controller told me to hold short, I thought I heard to hold short on the runway -- so I did. Except, when I was taxiing in position, I realized that 'holding short' on the runway didn't make sense. At that time it was too late, I deviated from ATC instructions. I know that I should have clarified the ground controller's instructions, but for some reason, I didn't.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE19 PLT MISINTERPED 'HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY' TO MEAN HOLD SHORT ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I TAXIED AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 27L AFTER DOING MY BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST IN THE RUN-UP AREA. I CONTACTED GND CTL AS I WAS SUPPOSED TO. GND TOLD ME TO HOLD SHORT ON RWY 27L AND TO CONTACT THE TWR ON 111.8. I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND HELD IN POS, THINKING THAT THOSE WERE THE INSTRUCTIONS. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND TOLD THE CTLR THAT I WAS HOLDING IN POS. THE CTLR CAME BACK BY SAYING THAT HE DID NOT GIVE ME CLRNC TO TAXI ONTO THE RWY. THE CTLR EVENTUALLY CLRED ME FOR TKOF. WHEN THE GND CTLR TOLD ME TO HOLD SHORT, I THOUGHT I HEARD TO HOLD SHORT ON THE RWY -- SO I DID. EXCEPT, WHEN I WAS TAXIING IN POS, I REALIZED THAT 'HOLDING SHORT' ON THE RWY DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. AT THAT TIME IT WAS TOO LATE, I DEVIATED FROM ATC INSTRUCTIONS. I KNOW THAT I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THE GND CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS, BUT FOR SOME REASON, I DIDN'T.

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.