Runway incursion by a low time C172 private pilot, runway 2L at pdk, GA.

Attributes
ACN	613442
Time
Date	200404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdk.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 85 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	613442
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew to pdk near atlanta, GA. I needed some current sectional maps and wanted the experience of flying into a busy airport. It is a short flight from my home airport 9a1 to pdk, so I did not file a flight plan. I did have all the information needed to contact the tower and an airport diagram of the runways. I landed on runway 2L and taxied to the FBO ramp. After I purchased my supplies from the local pilot shop, I contacted ground control. Ground control cleared me to taxi to runway 2L. At the intersection of ramp B and ramp a, I got confused. I advised ground control that I was unfamiliar and they got me headed to runway 2L by following another aircraft. Ground control sent me to the run-up area and advised to contact them back after I finished my run-up and was ready to depart. I contacted ground control and was given approval to taxi to runway 2L. I cannot remember the full instructions given, but I started to the area where the aircraft I was following was sitting. My action put me onto runway 2L and I missed the hold mark. The other aircraft was holding for runway 2R but I thought I had to taxi to it to get to runway 2L. Tower called and advised that I had missed his instruction and should not be sitting on the runway 2L. I agreed and advised tower I misunderstood my instruction from ground and was not used to such a busy airport like pdk. Tower was nice and advised for me to be careful in the future and cleared me to depart. After returning to my home base, I contacted the instructor that trained me and told him what I had done. The instructor reviewed with me the rules, runway markings, terminology of ground control, and advised that I fill out this form to describe what happened for the record. I underestimated the complex taxi ramps of pdk. I had the runway diagrams, so when I was cleared to land I could visualize which runway was which. Pdk has 8 different landing options. I also used the word to ground control that I was unfamiliar. I should have said that I needed a progressive taxi. I did not realize how close the run-up area was to the end of runway 2L. In my plans to go to pdk on this date, I only had the diagram that showed the runways. In the future, I will have the better diagram with txwys and be alert to runway xings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION BY A LOW TIME C172 PVT PLT, RWY 2L AT PDK, GA.

Narrative: I FLEW TO PDK NEAR ATLANTA, GA. I NEEDED SOME CURRENT SECTIONAL MAPS AND WANTED THE EXPERIENCE OF FLYING INTO A BUSY ARPT. IT IS A SHORT FLT FROM MY HOME ARPT 9A1 TO PDK, SO I DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN. I DID HAVE ALL THE INFO NEEDED TO CONTACT THE TWR AND AN ARPT DIAGRAM OF THE RWYS. I LANDED ON RWY 2L AND TAXIED TO THE FBO RAMP. AFTER I PURCHASED MY SUPPLIES FROM THE LCL PLT SHOP, I CONTACTED GND CTL. GND CTL CLRED ME TO TAXI TO RWY 2L. AT THE INTXN OF RAMP B AND RAMP A, I GOT CONFUSED. I ADVISED GND CTL THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR AND THEY GOT ME HEADED TO RWY 2L BY FOLLOWING ANOTHER ACFT. GND CTL SENT ME TO THE RUN-UP AREA AND ADVISED TO CONTACT THEM BACK AFTER I FINISHED MY RUN-UP AND WAS READY TO DEPART. I CONTACTED GND CTL AND WAS GIVEN APPROVAL TO TAXI TO RWY 2L. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE FULL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN, BUT I STARTED TO THE AREA WHERE THE ACFT I WAS FOLLOWING WAS SITTING. MY ACTION PUT ME ONTO RWY 2L AND I MISSED THE HOLD MARK. THE OTHER ACFT WAS HOLDING FOR RWY 2R BUT I THOUGHT I HAD TO TAXI TO IT TO GET TO RWY 2L. TWR CALLED AND ADVISED THAT I HAD MISSED HIS INSTRUCTION AND SHOULD NOT BE SITTING ON THE RWY 2L. I AGREED AND ADVISED TWR I MISUNDERSTOOD MY INSTRUCTION FROM GND AND WAS NOT USED TO SUCH A BUSY ARPT LIKE PDK. TWR WAS NICE AND ADVISED FOR ME TO BE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE AND CLRED ME TO DEPART. AFTER RETURNING TO MY HOME BASE, I CONTACTED THE INSTRUCTOR THAT TRAINED ME AND TOLD HIM WHAT I HAD DONE. THE INSTRUCTOR REVIEWED WITH ME THE RULES, RWY MARKINGS, TERMINOLOGY OF GND CTL, AND ADVISED THAT I FILL OUT THIS FORM TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED FOR THE RECORD. I UNDERESTIMATED THE COMPLEX TAXI RAMPS OF PDK. I HAD THE RWY DIAGRAMS, SO WHEN I WAS CLRED TO LAND I COULD VISUALIZE WHICH RWY WAS WHICH. PDK HAS 8 DIFFERENT LNDG OPTIONS. I ALSO USED THE WORD TO GND CTL THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT I NEEDED A PROGRESSIVE TAXI. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW CLOSE THE RUN-UP AREA WAS TO THE END OF RWY 2L. IN MY PLANS TO GO TO PDK ON THIS DATE, I ONLY HAD THE DIAGRAM THAT SHOWED THE RWYS. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL HAVE THE BETTER DIAGRAM WITH TXWYS AND BE ALERT TO RWY XINGS.

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.