Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Retractable Gear
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 29; Flight Crew Total 1301; Flight Crew Type 697
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Runway
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Environment - Non Weather Related; Equipment / Tooling; Human Factors
[I] received ATIS; which stated getting a taxi clearance after runup. Called Ground for taxi and was cleared to north runup. Taxied to north runup; performed run ups. Runup location is 30 FT from end of runway. After runup; I taxied to end of runway; called for VFR release when I was advised I had no clearance to taxi. I then realized I needed a clearance to go the last 30 FT. Tower advised to hold position; I did. They then cleared me for takeoff. Afterward I looked at runway chart and saw this was a hotspot. What was confusing is I had gotten fuel at that spot before having lunch; which made me complacent. I need to listen to more than the winds and very high density altitude. After departure; the Controller asked if I was returning to APA; I said no; that's when I realized I screwed up.
A pilot taxied up to the APA Runway 17L threshold from the North Runup Ramp because he did not realize the hold short line was so far from the runway.