A C550 PLT CROSSES THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 30 WHEN TOLD TO HOLD SHORT; AT LGB; CA.
Synopsis
A C550 PLT CROSSES THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 30 WHEN TOLD TO HOLD SHORT; AT LGB; CA.
Narrative
I WAS AT LGB. I WAS GIVEN A CLRNC BY GND CTL TO TAXI FROM THE NE PARKING AREA TO RWY 30. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA TXWY K; TXWY C; THEN TXWY L; CROSS RWY 25L; HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30. I TAXIED ON TXWY K; THEN S ON TXWY C; BUT FAILED TO TURN L ON TXWY L. IN THIS AREA; 3 TXWYS (TXWY C; TXWY L; AND TXWY J) AND 3 RWYS (RWY 30; RWY 25L; AND RWY 16L) INTERSECT IN CLOSE PROX. I TAXIED PAST TXWY L APPROX 30 FT AND CROSSED THE HOLD LINES FOR RWY 30. AS I WAS XING THE HOLD LINES; I REALIZED THE MISTAKE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED L ON TXWY J (DIRECTLY ADJACENT THE HOLD LINES); THEN AN IMMEDIATE TURN ON TXWY L. BY TURNING L ON TXWY J; I WAS ABLE TO REMAIN OFF OF RWY 30. THERE WAS NO TFC ON RWY 30. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ERROR INCLUDED BEING RELATIVELY UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS PORTION OF THE ARPT. I HAVE ONLY TAXIED IN THIS AREA TWICE BEFORE. ON BOTH PRIOR OCCASIONS; I WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER RWY 30 FOR AN INTXN DEP AT TXWY C. BY BEING GIVEN THE INITIAL CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 25L; I EXPECTED TO CROSS 1 SET OF HOLD LINES BEFORE REACHING RWY 30. EXTRA VIGILANCE WILL BE USED TO AVOID A SIMILAR INCIDENT IN THE FUTURE.
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