Air carrier X non adherence to ATC instruction failed to hold short of active runway. Runway incursi...

Attributes
ACN	294518
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vps
State Reference	FL
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	294518
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X instructed to taxi to runway 1 for departure at vps. We taxied via the runway 12/30 parallel eastbound. Nearing runway 1 we were unable to find the hold short line and discovered, too late, that we'd taxied onto the runway. Contributors to this occurrence were: 1) the captain's taxi speed and decision to continue taxiing without knowing where the hold line was. 2) my inability to offer the captain any help due to preoccupation with making a pretkof PA and figuring out the necessary takeoff performance data. 3) the small size and nonstandard nature of the signs marking the hold short line. (Discovered on a subsequent trip to vps.) the text on these signs is so small I still don't know what they say.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF ACTIVE RWY. RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: ACR X INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 1 FOR DEP AT VPS. WE TAXIED VIA THE RWY 12/30 PARALLEL EBOUND. NEARING RWY 1 WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND DISCOVERED, TOO LATE, THAT WE'D TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS OCCURRENCE WERE: 1) THE CAPT'S TAXI SPD AND DECISION TO CONTINUE TAXIING WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE THE HOLD LINE WAS. 2) MY INABILITY TO OFFER THE CAPT ANY HELP DUE TO PREOCCUPATION WITH MAKING A PRETKOF PA AND FIGURING OUT THE NECESSARY TKOF PERFORMANCE DATA. 3) THE SMALL SIZE AND NONSTANDARD NATURE OF THE SIGNS MARKING THE HOLD SHORT LINE. (DISCOVERED ON A SUBSEQUENT TRIP TO VPS.) THE TEXT ON THESE SIGNS IS SO SMALL I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.

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.

Air carrier X non adherence to ATC instruction failed to hold short of active runway. Runway incursion.