A C172 student pilot misunderstood a hold short clearance for a taxi into position and hold clearance, forcing an aircraft to go around.

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Attributes
ACN	567533
Time
Date	200212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : prc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : prc.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36.2 flight time total : 36.2 flight time type : 36.2
ASRS Report	567533
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was my second solo and I was holding short of the active runway. Tower told me to hold short of the runway, but I misunderstood it and started taxiing into position and hold. I was immediately ordered to stop, by tower, and aircraft coming on final was ordered to go around. Tower then instructed me to taxi to the other side of the runway, then back to the other side and to the ramp. English is not my first language and I was a bit nervous because the traffic pattern had been very busy during the first 3 touch-and-goes with my instructor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 STUDENT PLT MISUNDERSTOOD A HOLD SHORT CLRNC FOR A TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD CLRNC, FORCING AN ACFT TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: IT WAS MY SECOND SOLO AND I WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RWY. TWR TOLD ME TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY, BUT I MISUNDERSTOOD IT AND STARTED TAXIING INTO POS AND HOLD. I WAS IMMEDIATELY ORDERED TO STOP, BY TWR, AND ACFT COMING ON FINAL WAS ORDERED TO GO AROUND. TWR THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RWY, THEN BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE AND TO THE RAMP. ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE AND I WAS A BIT NERVOUS BECAUSE THE TFC PATTERN HAD BEEN VERY BUSY DURING THE FIRST 3 TOUCH-AND-GOES WITH MY INSTRUCTOR.

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.