A C120 ATP PLT TAXIED OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE WHEN HE BELIEVES HE HAD TAXI CLRNC TO PARKING BY GND CTLR AT PVD; RI.

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AFTER LNDG ON RWY 34 AT PVD; TAXIED VIA TXWY B TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23L; INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO 'HOLD SHORT RWY 23L; CALL GND.' TAXIING TOWARD RWY 23L; A COMMANDER WAS JUST LIFTING OFF AND A GULFSTREAM WAS INSTRUCTED TO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 23L. CONTACTED GND; SAYING I WAS 'ON TXWY B TO HANGAR (HOME); HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 23L.' UNDERSTOOD GND CTLR TO RESPOND 'ROGER; TAXI TO PARKING.' I RESPONDED 'ROGER; TAXI TO PARKING.' PAST THE HOLD LINE; THE CTLR INSTRUCTED ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23L. I REPLIED 'HOLDING SHORT RWY 23L' AND DID; ALBEIT BTWN HOLD SHORT LINE AND RWY. CTLR THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO 'CROSS RWY 23L; NO DELAY; ACFT IN POS.' I REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND CROSSED THE RWY. AFTER XING THE RWY; I CALLED THE CTLR AND APOLOGIZED IF I MISUNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. AS I ENTERED THE RAMP AREA; THE CTLR ASKED THAT I CALL THE TWR WHEN I GOT INSIDE. I DID SO; SPEAKING WITH A SUPVR WHO TOOK MY NAME; ADDRESS AND PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBER; SAYING HE HAD TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND COULD HE REACH ME TONIGHT. I GAVE HIM MY NUMBERS. IF THE CTLR DID NOT CLR ME TO PARKING ON INITIAL CONTACT; IT WAS MY EXPECTATION; DUE TO THE COMMANDER HAVING JUST LIFTED OFF AND THE GULFSTREAM JUST ACCEPTING POS AND HOLD; TO BE CLRED TO CROSS.