Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 19; Flight Crew Total 2411; Flight Crew Type 2411
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Runway
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I was holding short of [the] runway. I thought that the Tower had instructed me to taxi to [the parallel runway] for take off. I began to move the aircraft. At the same time I looked to the left and observed another aircraft on a half mile final. I applied brakes and at the same time the Tower radioed 'stop; stop'. By that time the nose of the aircraft had passed the limit line and I had committed a runway incursion. Since I was in a tail dragger I was able to lock my right wheel; spin around; and return to the correct side of the limit line. The landing aircraft did a go-around.There were two primary factors that caused the runway incursion. First; I should have waited for a response from the Tower before moving the aircraft. That would have given the Tower time to tell me to remain where I was. Secondly; I should have visually cleared the final approach area before movement. I would have seen the aircraft and not gone past the limit line. Another factor was that; since I was in an open cockpit aircraft there was wind noise from the prop wash as well as engine noise that resulted in me mishearing the instructions from the Tower.In the future I plan to 1. before moving the aircraft; give the Tower time to correct any misinterpretation of instructions; 2. check for traffic before moving the aircraft; and 3. allowing a few more feet distance from the limit line as an added safety margin to prevent movement past the limit line.
Pilot of an open cockpit biplane reported a misunderstood communication from the Tower resulted in a runway incursion and a go-around from the aircraft on approach.