Narrative:

I was parked at the FBO. The FBO has limited space to operate, especially on weekends. On top of all of that, to get to the run-up area for runway 6, you must first cross runway 6. I called ground control and was cleared to taxi to runway 6 located just a couple hundred ft away from where I was parked. After maneuvering around several parked aircraft, I continued straight ahead following another aircraft that was cleared to 'the run-up area' just before I called ground control. Before I knew it, ground control was contacting me and telling me that I had just crossed over runway 6 without authority/authorized. He told me to continue to the run-up area anyway and I apologized and told the controller that I thought I was cleared to the run-up area. He explained that I was cleared only to runway 6. There were no other aircraft at risk (none on final) and the incident ended there. I believe there were 2 reasons why this happened to me. First, when I first switched over to ground control, another aircraft was finishing their clearance to 'the run-up area.' when the controller issued my instruction to taxi to runway 6, I interpreted that as cleared to the 'run-up area' and proceeded without thinking about the fact that I was going to cross an operational runway in the process. Secondly, I continued not to grasp the fact that I was crossing an operational runway as I was distraction by the other parked aircraft. I was maneuvering around and not paying full attention to the ground markings that indicated the runway hold short line. There are 2 things that would help this situation in the future. The first is very obvious, in hindsight. I need to pay closer attention to operations at unfamiliar airports and not be distraction by other aircraft. Secondly, since this airport is somewhat unique in that all aircraft that need to perform a run-up, must first xover to get to the run-up area. When runway 6 is in use, the controller should be trained to include a simple 'hold short of runway 6' instruction at the end of their clearance for taxiing instructions to runway 6. I strongly believe that this would have made me much more alert to the fact that there is something unique or different about this situation than what I have seen before. I believe that it would increase safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A LAKE 4-200 WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO BUT HOLD SHORT OF A RWY ENRTE THE ENG RUN-UP AREA. THE PLT CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS PARKED AT THE FBO. THE FBO HAS LIMITED SPACE TO OPERATE, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS. ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, TO GET TO THE RUN-UP AREA FOR RWY 6, YOU MUST FIRST CROSS RWY 6. I CALLED GND CTL AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 6 LOCATED JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FT AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS PARKED. AFTER MANEUVERING AROUND SEVERAL PARKED ACFT, I CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD FOLLOWING ANOTHER ACFT THAT WAS CLRED TO 'THE RUN-UP AREA' JUST BEFORE I CALLED GND CTL. BEFORE I KNEW IT, GND CTL WAS CONTACTING ME AND TELLING ME THAT I HAD JUST CROSSED OVER RWY 6 WITHOUT AUTH. HE TOLD ME TO CONTINUE TO THE RUN-UP AREA ANYWAY AND I APOLOGIZED AND TOLD THE CTLR THAT I THOUGHT I WAS CLRED TO THE RUN-UP AREA. HE EXPLAINED THAT I WAS CLRED ONLY TO RWY 6. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT AT RISK (NONE ON FINAL) AND THE INCIDENT ENDED THERE. I BELIEVE THERE WERE 2 REASONS WHY THIS HAPPENED TO ME. FIRST, WHEN I FIRST SWITCHED OVER TO GND CTL, ANOTHER ACFT WAS FINISHING THEIR CLRNC TO 'THE RUN-UP AREA.' WHEN THE CTLR ISSUED MY INSTRUCTION TO TAXI TO RWY 6, I INTERPED THAT AS CLRED TO THE 'RUN-UP AREA' AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WAS GOING TO CROSS AN OPERATIONAL RWY IN THE PROCESS. SECONDLY, I CONTINUED NOT TO GRASP THE FACT THAT I WAS XING AN OPERATIONAL RWY AS I WAS DISTR BY THE OTHER PARKED ACFT. I WAS MANEUVERING AROUND AND NOT PAYING FULL ATTN TO THE GND MARKINGS THAT INDICATED THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE. THERE ARE 2 THINGS THAT WOULD HELP THIS SIT IN THE FUTURE. THE FIRST IS VERY OBVIOUS, IN HINDSIGHT. I NEED TO PAY CLOSER ATTN TO OPS AT UNFAMILIAR ARPTS AND NOT BE DISTR BY OTHER ACFT. SECONDLY, SINCE THIS ARPT IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE IN THAT ALL ACFT THAT NEED TO PERFORM A RUN-UP, MUST FIRST XOVER TO GET TO THE RUN-UP AREA. WHEN RWY 6 IS IN USE, THE CTLR SHOULD BE TRAINED TO INCLUDE A SIMPLE 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 6' INSTRUCTION AT THE END OF THEIR CLRNC FOR TAXIING INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 6. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD HAVE MADE ME MUCH MORE ALERT TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUE OR DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS SIT THAN WHAT I HAVE SEEN BEFORE. I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD INCREASE SAFETY.

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.