Narrative:

I was at the north T hangars at osh. I listened to ATIS and expected to taxi to runway 18 for departure (as advised by the ATIS). However; ground told me to taxi to runway 13 instead (apparently the winds had changed). I have never used runway 13 for departure and I was not sure where the hold short line was. I taxied south on taxiway B1 to runway 09-27. Runway 13 intersects 09-27 at that point so I expected to see a runway sign and a hold short line. I saw a sign for runway 09-27 but there was no sign for runway 13-31. I crossed runway 09-27 to the end of runway 13 and stopped. When I called the tower; the controller informed me that I should have held at the hold short line prior to crossing runway 09-27. I acknowledged the mistake and departed. After landing I taxied past the hold short point on taxiway B1 and again noticed the sign for runway 09-27. On the other side of the taxiway there was another sign; but there were no letters or numbers on it. I presume that sign should have said runway 13-31 in red numbers; but there were no numbers on the sign. I realized that I made a mistake; but I feel the missing runway sign contributed to my confusion regarding where to hold short of runway 13. There were no conflicts with other aircraft; just a verbal reprimand from the controller.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was given a clearance to taxi to runway 13 via taxiway B1. After crossing runway 09-27 he found himself on runway 13. The reporter stated that a sign at the runway 09-27 hold line indicating that it should be used also as the runway 13 hold line would be helpful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ALLEGES LACK OF SIGNAGE FOR RWY 13 HOLD LINE AT OSH.

Narrative: I WAS AT THE N T HANGARS AT OSH. I LISTENED TO ATIS AND EXPECTED TO TAXI TO RWY 18 FOR DEP (AS ADVISED BY THE ATIS). HOWEVER; GND TOLD ME TO TAXI TO RWY 13 INSTEAD (APPARENTLY THE WINDS HAD CHANGED). I HAVE NEVER USED RWY 13 FOR DEP AND I WAS NOT SURE WHERE THE HOLD SHORT LINE WAS. I TAXIED S ON TXWY B1 TO RWY 09-27. RWY 13 INTERSECTS 09-27 AT THAT POINT SO I EXPECTED TO SEE A RWY SIGN AND A HOLD SHORT LINE. I SAW A SIGN FOR RWY 09-27 BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN FOR RWY 13-31. I CROSSED RWY 09-27 TO THE END OF RWY 13 AND STOPPED. WHEN I CALLED THE TWR; THE CTLR INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE HELD AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE PRIOR TO CROSSING RWY 09-27. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE MISTAKE AND DEPARTED. AFTER LNDG I TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT POINT ON TXWY B1 AND AGAIN NOTICED THE SIGN FOR RWY 09-27. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TXWY THERE WAS ANOTHER SIGN; BUT THERE WERE NO LETTERS OR NUMBERS ON IT. I PRESUME THAT SIGN SHOULD HAVE SAID RWY 13-31 IN RED NUMBERS; BUT THERE WERE NO NUMBERS ON THE SIGN. I REALIZED THAT I MADE A MISTAKE; BUT I FEEL THE MISSING RWY SIGN CONTRIBUTED TO MY CONFUSION REGARDING WHERE TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 13. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ACFT; JUST A VERBAL REPRIMAND FROM THE CTLR.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS GIVEN A CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 13 VIA TXWY B1. AFTER CROSSING RWY 09-27 HE FOUND HIMSELF ON RWY 13. THE RPTR STATED THAT A SIGN AT THE RWY 09-27 HOLD LINE INDICATING THAT IT SHOULD BE USED ALSO AS THE RWY 13 HOLD LINE WOULD BE HELPFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.