Flight crew of light transport taxiing at GGG unable to see runway to hold short -- no sign.

Attributes
ACN	196010
Time
Date	199111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ggg
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9400 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	196010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After landing on runway 13 at greg county airport (GGG), longview, we turned nwbound on the taxiway. It was a dark night! Ground told us to hold short of runway 22. As we approached runway 22 ground cleared us to cross 22 and hold short of runway 17. Runway 22 did have a red runway sign at the taxiway, but runway 17 does not (maybe it was burned out). I almost taxied too far and would have been onto the runway 17 which had landing traffic on it. I stopped in time and stayed clear of runway 17, because our pwrful landing lights illuminating the taxiway and the landing aircraft gave me a clue where runway 17 was. I told ground about the very unsafe situation! It scared me getting that close to an active runway. That intersection needs a runway hold short sign!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF LTT TAXIING AT GGG UNABLE TO SEE RWY TO HOLD SHORT -- NO SIGN.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 13 AT GREG COUNTY ARPT (GGG), LONGVIEW, WE TURNED NWBOUND ON THE TAXIWAY. IT WAS A DARK NIGHT! GND TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22. AS WE APCHED RWY 22 GND CLRED US TO CROSS 22 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 17. RWY 22 DID HAVE A RED RWY SIGN AT THE TAXIWAY, BUT RWY 17 DOES NOT (MAYBE IT WAS BURNED OUT). I ALMOST TAXIED TOO FAR AND WOULD HAVE BEEN ONTO THE RWY 17 WHICH HAD LNDG TFC ON IT. I STOPPED IN TIME AND STAYED CLR OF RWY 17, BECAUSE OUR PWRFUL LNDG LIGHTS ILLUMINATING THE TAXIWAY AND THE LNDG ACFT GAVE ME A CLUE WHERE RWY 17 WAS. I TOLD GND ABOUT THE VERY UNSAFE SITUATION! IT SCARED ME GETTING THAT CLOSE TO AN ACTIVE RWY. THAT INTXN NEEDS A RWY HOLD SHORT SIGN!

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.