A pilot reports crossing vgt runway 7 at taxiway G because he did not recognize the taxiway as an in...

Narrative:

I was instructed to hold short at runway 7 at golf intersection. I held short as requested but second guessed if I was at the right spot on the airport. The runway signage was a blue piece of plywood with the letter 'G' and a red 7. The signage did not look like a runway sign that should normally read 7-25 red and white markings. In any case I crossed 7-25 thinking I was not at the right spot and needed to be one more intersection over. I was in error and should have called the tower for instructions but did not do so. I am totally at fault with this incident. I sat at the hold for quite a long time with no response from the tower so I thought I might have missed a call as there were no other aircraft in front of me or behind me so why was I holding for so long. I should have called the tower for instructions. When in doubt call the tower no matter how you might look in the tower controllers eyes. This is my first error of this sort ever. I know better I just was unfamiliar with the airport and the markings in my opinion were confusing and inappropriate. It won't happen again though I do take full responsibility for my error. I did not compromise the safety of any other aircraft or persons in my plane or another plane. I will not compromise safety of anyone and in this case did not as well. I proceeded with great caution though I should have called the tower and I would have incurred this error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot reports crossing VGT Runway 7 at Taxiway G because he did not recognize the taxiway as an intersection with the runway. The blue plywood sign on Taxiway G was non standard.

Narrative: I was instructed to hold short at Runway 7 at Golf intersection. I held short as requested but second guessed if I was at the right spot on the airport. The runway signage was a blue piece of plywood with the letter 'G' and a red 7. The signage did not look like a runway sign that should normally read 7-25 red and white markings. In any case I crossed 7-25 thinking I was not at the right spot and needed to be one more intersection over. I was in error and should have called the tower for instructions but did not do so. I am totally at fault with this incident. I sat at the hold for quite a long time with no response from the tower so I thought I might have missed a call as there were no other aircraft in front of me or behind me so why was I holding for so long. I should have called the tower for instructions. When in doubt call the tower no matter how you might look in the tower controllers eyes. This is my first error of this sort ever. I know better I just was unfamiliar with the airport and the markings in my opinion were confusing and inappropriate. It won't happen again though I do take full responsibility for my error. I did not compromise the safety of any other aircraft or persons in my plane or another plane. I will not compromise safety of anyone and in this case did not as well. I proceeded with great caution though I should have called the tower and I would have incurred this error.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	827302
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	VGT.Airport
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 4 Flight Crew Total 2800 Flight Crew Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

A pilot reports crossing vgt runway 7 at taxiway G because he did not recognize the taxiway as an intersection with the runway. The blue plywood sign on taxiway G was non standard.