Taxiing traffic got too close to the runway causing another aircraft to go around.

Attributes
ACN	240774
Time
Date	199305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	240774
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	240417
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After landing on runway 23R cle, we were cleared by ground control to taxi via taxiway left, holding short runway 18. We stopped on taxiway left on a dark line short of runway 18. As we stopped, ground control cleared us to cross runway 18. An medium large transport was on short (estimate 1 mi) final. Both the captain and I felt a crossing would be hazardous, so we told the ground controller we would continue to hold short. The tower then ordered the medium large transport to go around. There was a great deal of construction in the area. Neither the captain nor I remember seeing a yellow hold short line. The ground controller said he couldn't see one either, but from his angle of view he thought we were close to the runway 18 edge. The tower controller therefore ordered the medium large transport to go around. Contributing factors: numerous construction barricades/markings. Neither crew member had been to cle during the construction. Optical illusion which makes aircraft on taxiway left look close to runway 18 due to angle of view.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING TFC GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE RWY CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO GAR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 23R CLE, WE WERE CLRED BY GND CTL TO TAXI VIA TXWY L, HOLDING SHORT RWY 18. WE STOPPED ON TXWY L ON A DARK LINE SHORT OF RWY 18. AS WE STOPPED, GND CTL CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 18. AN MLG WAS ON SHORT (ESTIMATE 1 MI) FINAL. BOTH THE CAPT AND I FELT A XING WOULD BE HAZARDOUS, SO WE TOLD THE GND CTLR WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HOLD SHORT. THE TWR THEN ORDERED THE MLG TO GAR. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. NEITHER THE CAPT NOR I REMEMBER SEEING A YELLOW HOLD SHORT LINE. THE GND CTLR SAID HE COULDN'T SEE ONE EITHER, BUT FROM HIS ANGLE OF VIEW HE THOUGHT WE WERE CLOSE TO THE RWY 18 EDGE. THE TWR CTLR THEREFORE ORDERED THE MLG TO GAR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES/MARKINGS. NEITHER CREW MEMBER HAD BEEN TO CLE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION. OPTICAL ILLUSION WHICH MAKES ACFT ON TXWY L LOOK CLOSE TO RWY 18 DUE TO ANGLE OF VIEW.

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.