GA small aircraft unauthorized runway crossing.

Attributes
ACN	94392
Time
Date	198809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilm
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000
ASRS Report	94392
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I have run into a situation that is occurring on the wilmington airport that I feel must be reported to all concerned. A situation that is caused by the closeness of a fixed base operator to an active runway and the shortness of the connecting active taxiway. This situation is known to the controllers at wilmington and yet they continue to perpetuate the problem to make a point of procedure in the aim at the expense of safety, good judgement and common sense. While holding short of active taxiway you are for all practical purposes at the end of the active runway if the active is runway 16. You are in full sight of tower and again holding short of active taxiway and runway. The controller will issue you a clearance to taxi to runway 16. If you move at all you have to cross 15 and the controller is aware of this, yet he clears you to the active west/O a 'hold short.' the controllers here normally tell you to hold short several times if anywhere else on airport. If you take their advice and interpret the clearance they then will come back quoting the aim. This has happened to 3 professional pilots, FAA examiner and scores of other pilots. This is a problem that could be solved by simple phraseology and a helping hand instead of a purpose of entrapment to make a point. I hope this is informative and will help clear a serious problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH RWY CROSSING.

Narrative: I HAVE RUN INTO A SITUATION THAT IS OCCURRING ON THE WILMINGTON ARPT THAT I FEEL MUST BE RPTED TO ALL CONCERNED. A SITUATION THAT IS CAUSED BY THE CLOSENESS OF A FIXED BASE OPERATOR TO AN ACTIVE RWY AND THE SHORTNESS OF THE CONNECTING ACTIVE TXWY. THIS SITUATION IS KNOWN TO THE CTLRS AT WILMINGTON AND YET THEY CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE THE PROB TO MAKE A POINT OF PROC IN THE AIM AT THE EXPENSE OF SAFETY, GOOD JUDGEMENT AND COMMON SENSE. WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF ACTIVE TXWY YOU ARE FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES AT THE END OF THE ACTIVE RWY IF THE ACTIVE IS RWY 16. YOU ARE IN FULL SIGHT OF TWR AND AGAIN HOLDING SHORT OF ACTIVE TXWY AND RWY. THE CTLR WILL ISSUE YOU A CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 16. IF YOU MOVE AT ALL YOU HAVE TO CROSS 15 AND THE CTLR IS AWARE OF THIS, YET HE CLEARS YOU TO THE ACTIVE W/O A 'HOLD SHORT.' THE CTLRS HERE NORMALLY TELL YOU TO HOLD SHORT SEVERAL TIMES IF ANYWHERE ELSE ON ARPT. IF YOU TAKE THEIR ADVICE AND INTERPRET THE CLRNC THEY THEN WILL COME BACK QUOTING THE AIM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 PROFESSIONAL PLTS, FAA EXAMINER AND SCORES OF OTHER PLTS. THIS IS A PROB THAT COULD BE SOLVED BY SIMPLE PHRASEOLOGY AND A HELPING HAND INSTEAD OF A PURPOSE OF ENTRAPMENT TO MAKE A POINT. I HOPE THIS IS INFORMATIVE AND WILL HELP CLEAR A SERIOUS PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.