Narrative:

After landing at mia I was instructed to taxi via the cargo ramp to taxiway R2 then hold short of runway 12. Lighting in the cargo area was very poor and there was no sign or marker indicating taxiway R2. I passed this intersection and was forced to make a 270 degree left turn to enter the taxiway. Upon entering taxiway I remarked to a pilot passenger sitting in the copilot seat that there was no hold line or lights indicating the hold position for runway 12. I proceeded very slowly toward 12 trying to establish the runway edge lighting on 12. This is very difficult to do as there are no runway edge lighting near either corner of the intersection of R2 and runway 12. I saw an airplane starting its roll on 12 and I was coming to a stop about 125-150 from the edge of 12. I later was advised by the tower that they had aborted a flight taking off on 12. I saw the flight pass in front of me and I did not know there was a problem in talking to the tower later, they admitted the tower could not see the hold lines or lights even after having port authority truck stop on top of the lights. This intersection is practically under the tower. He also stated this same thing happened a few days before. It sure seems like something is wrong on this taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF CPR TURBO PROP ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY AT MIA AND TWR ABORTED A TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT MIA I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA THE CARGO RAMP TO TAXIWAY R2 THEN HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12. LIGHTING IN THE CARGO AREA WAS VERY POOR AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OR MARKER INDICATING TAXIWAY R2. I PASSED THIS INTXN AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE A 270 DEG L TURN TO ENTER THE TAXIWAY. UPON ENTERING TAXIWAY I REMARKED TO A PLT PAX SITTING IN THE COPLT SEAT THAT THERE WAS NO HOLD LINE OR LIGHTS INDICATING THE HOLD POS FOR RWY 12. I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY TOWARD 12 TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE RWY EDGE LIGHTING ON 12. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO AS THERE ARE NO RWY EDGE LIGHTING NEAR EITHER CORNER OF THE INTXN OF R2 AND RWY 12. I SAW AN AIRPLANE STARTING ITS ROLL ON 12 AND I WAS COMING TO A STOP ABOUT 125-150 FROM THE EDGE OF 12. I LATER WAS ADVISED BY THE TWR THAT THEY HAD ABORTED A FLT TAKING OFF ON 12. I SAW THE FLT PASS IN FRONT OF ME AND I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN TALKING TO THE TWR LATER, THEY ADMITTED THE TWR COULD NOT SEE THE HOLD LINES OR LIGHTS EVEN AFTER HAVING PORT AUTHORITY TRUCK STOP ON TOP OF THE LIGHTS. THIS INTXN IS PRACTICALLY UNDER THE TWR. HE ALSO STATED THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW DAYS BEFORE. IT SURE SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG ON THIS TAXIWAY.

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