Narrative:

I was present in C172 not acting as pilot in command leaving cmi with another pilot acting as pilot in command in the left seat. The pilot in command contacted clearance delivery for a departure to the north and received the departure clearance. The pilot in command asked for the clearance again and clearance delivery replied with a distinctively bad attitude. The pilot in command followed up with a readback. After the clearance; the pilot in command switched to ground. No transmissions were heard so the pilot in command switched back to clearance delivery with a rushed voice asking if the pilot in command received the taxi instructions. The pilot in command replied that taxi instructions were not received. Clearance delivery replied to the pilot in command to follow a piper cherokee turning on taxiway B to runway 32R. The pilot in command read back taxi instructions and started to follow the aircraft in front of us without the landing light on so the aircraft in front would not be blinded by the light. At the current time we were at the middle of the airport expecting a long taxi to the start of runway 32R. After about 20 seconds of following the piper; we saw the piper make a right turn and started to accelerate. Immediately; clearance delivery shouted that the pilot in command just blew through the hold short line. Pilot in command stopped immediately. Clearance delivery then cleared the pilot in command to take off on runway 32R. The pilot in command quickly completed a magneto check and switched to the control tower frequency to ask to be cleared for runway 32R. The tower controller responded with the same voice as clearance delivery and asked if the pilot was a student pilot. The pilot in command responded no unfamiliar to the area. The controller then said you are cleared on runway 32R and make a right turn onto runway 32R. The pilot in command departed the airport with no other problems. The major problem was that the pilot in command was rushed by clearance delivery on taxi. The pilot in command was expecting a long taxi to the full length of the runway. At no time did the controller give taxi instructions to a partial length runway location. The next problem was the instructions to follow the piper aircraft without any hold short instructions. Therefore; the pilot in command followed the piper as instructed until told to stop. Lastly; by keeping the landing light off and being fixated on the piper aircraft and no hold short flashers all added up to distract the pilot in command and passed a hold short line.

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Title: Cessna 172 crossed the active runway hold short line at night while cleared to follow another aircraft taxiing to the same runway. The Cessna pilot was unaware the aircraft they were following had been cleared for an intersection departure rather than the full length.

Narrative: I was present in C172 not acting as pilot in command leaving CMI with another pilot acting as pilot in command in the left seat. The pilot in command contacted Clearance Delivery for a departure to the north and received the departure clearance. The pilot in command asked for the clearance again and Clearance Delivery replied with a distinctively bad attitude. The pilot in command followed up with a readback. After the clearance; the pilot in command switched to Ground. No transmissions were heard so the pilot in command switched back to Clearance Delivery with a rushed voice asking if the pilot in command received the taxi instructions. The pilot in command replied that taxi instructions were not received. Clearance Delivery replied to the pilot in command to follow a Piper Cherokee turning on Taxiway B to Runway 32R. The pilot in command read back taxi instructions and started to follow the aircraft in front of us without the landing light on so the aircraft in front would not be blinded by the light. At the current time we were at the middle of the airport expecting a long taxi to the start of Runway 32R. After about 20 seconds of following the Piper; we saw the Piper make a right turn and started to accelerate. Immediately; Clearance Delivery shouted that the pilot in command just blew through the hold short line. Pilot in command stopped immediately. Clearance Delivery then cleared the pilot in command to take off on Runway 32R. The pilot in command quickly completed a magneto check and switched to the Control Tower frequency to ask to be cleared for Runway 32R. The Tower Controller responded with the same voice as Clearance Delivery and asked if the pilot was a student pilot. The pilot in command responded no unfamiliar to the area. The Controller then said you are cleared on Runway 32R and make a right turn onto Runway 32R. The pilot in command departed the airport with no other problems. The major problem was that the pilot in command was rushed by Clearance Delivery on taxi. The pilot in command was expecting a long taxi to the full length of the runway. At no time did the Controller give taxi instructions to a partial length runway location. The next problem was the instructions to follow the Piper aircraft without any hold short instructions. Therefore; the pilot in command followed the Piper as instructed until told to stop. Lastly; by keeping the landing light off and being fixated on the Piper aircraft and no hold short flashers all added up to distract the pilot in command and passed a hold short line.

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.