An air carrier medium large transport crossed a hold short line while taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	224814
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	224814
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	224280
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Night VFR taxi from gate X (cle) to runway 5R. Ground controller instructions were taxi romeo to taxiway lima, hold short of runway 5R at november. I (captain) taxied out on romeo while first officer did the checklist. We missed the turn off taxiway romeo to taxiway lima, but caught our mistake and stopped short of runway 5R/23L. At about the same time, the ground controller noticed our mistake and told us to make a right turn to get back to taxiway lima. He proceeded to tell an aircraft on final to 5R to go around. We continued our taxi without further problems. I believe the area where taxiway lima and taxiway romeo, along with runway 36/18 and runway 5R/23L, intersect is very confusing and needs better markings during night operations and during marginal visibility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CROSSED A HOLD SHORT LINE WHILE TAXIING.

Narrative: NIGHT VFR TAXI FROM GATE X (CLE) TO RWY 5R. GND CTLR INSTRUCTIONS WERE TAXI ROMEO TO TXWY LIMA, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 5R AT NOVEMBER. I (CAPT) TAXIED OUT ON ROMEO WHILE FO DID THE CHKLIST. WE MISSED THE TURN OFF TXWY ROMEO TO TXWY LIMA, BUT CAUGHT OUR MISTAKE AND STOPPED SHORT OF RWY 5R/23L. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE GND CTLR NOTICED OUR MISTAKE AND TOLD US TO MAKE A R TURN TO GET BACK TO TXWY LIMA. HE PROCEEDED TO TELL AN ACFT ON FINAL TO 5R TO GAR. WE CONTINUED OUR TAXI WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS. I BELIEVE THE AREA WHERE TXWY LIMA AND TXWY ROMEO, ALONG WITH RWY 36/18 AND RWY 5R/23L, INTERSECT IS VERY CONFUSING AND NEEDS BETTER MARKINGS DURING NIGHT OPS AND DURING MARGINAL VISIBILITY.

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.