Narrative:

While taxiing for takeoff to runway 28 at port columbus airport, oh, I thought I received clearance into position on the runway and hold! I was listening to the passenger address to hear the end of the pre-departure briefing to the passenger, while completing the before takeoff checklist. Just after crossing the hold short line on the taxiway, my first officer advised me that we were to hold short. At this time, I abruptly braked to a stop approximately 10-15 ft past the line. We immediately advised the tower of our position, which was well clear of the runway surface, we even asked if they wanted a 180 degree turn, to return behind the line. They stated to hold our position. An aircraft appeared on a 1.5-2 mi final, and was cleared to land by tower. He landed uneventfully, no safety was compromised. In retrospect, it could have been much worse, an accident, or a go around, at the least, had I been on the runway. I am, now, verbalizing the clrncs to 'hold short,' 'cleared into position' or 'cleared for takeoff,' radio xmissions. This is much like the altitude awareness call by each pilot that has worked, so well, for our company in preventing altitude deviations. Supplemental information from acn 298379: we then decided that an intersection takeoff might save some time so I checked the performance manual and requested a takeoff from taxiway F2, and we were cleared to that point. I was busy completing the before takeoff checklist and did not notice until we were across the hold short line, that the captain was taxiing onto the runway. A last minute change can throw us off of our routine and become a problem waiting to happen. It would have been better to have more thoroughly considered all takeoff options before leaving the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TASK LOADING DUE TO A LAST MINUTE 'HURRY-UP' STYLE CLRNC, LED TO AN FO'S FAILURE TO MONITOR, A CAPT'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE 'HOLD SHORT,' AND A SUBSEQUENT, RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF TO RWY 28 AT PORT COLUMBUS ARPT, OH, I THOUGHT I RECEIVED CLRNC INTO POS ON THE RWY AND HOLD! I WAS LISTENING TO THE PAX ADDRESS TO HEAR THE END OF THE PRE-DEP BRIEFING TO THE PAX, WHILE COMPLETING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. JUST AFTER XING THE HOLD SHORT LINE ON THE TXWY, MY FO ADVISED ME THAT WE WERE TO HOLD SHORT. AT THIS TIME, I ABRUPTLY BRAKED TO A STOP APPROX 10-15 FT PAST THE LINE. WE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED THE TWR OF OUR POS, WHICH WAS WELL CLR OF THE RWY SURFACE, WE EVEN ASKED IF THEY WANTED A 180 DEG TURN, TO RETURN BEHIND THE LINE. THEY STATED TO HOLD OUR POS. AN ACFT APPEARED ON A 1.5-2 MI FINAL, AND WAS CLRED TO LAND BY TWR. HE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, NO SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED. IN RETROSPECT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, AN ACCIDENT, OR A GAR, AT THE LEAST, HAD I BEEN ON THE RWY. I AM, NOW, VERBALIZING THE CLRNCS TO 'HOLD SHORT,' 'CLRED INTO POS' OR 'CLRED FOR TKOF,' RADIO XMISSIONS. THIS IS MUCH LIKE THE ALT AWARENESS CALL BY EACH PLT THAT HAS WORKED, SO WELL, FOR OUR COMPANY IN PREVENTING ALT DEVS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 298379: WE THEN DECIDED THAT AN INTXN TKOF MIGHT SAVE SOME TIME SO I CHKED THE PERFORMANCE MANUAL AND REQUESTED A TKOF FROM TXWY F2, AND WE WERE CLRED TO THAT POINT. I WAS BUSY COMPLETING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AND DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL WE WERE ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE, THAT THE CAPT WAS TAXIING ONTO THE RWY. A LAST MINUTE CHANGE CAN THROW US OFF OF OUR ROUTINE AND BECOME A PROB WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE MORE THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED ALL TKOF OPTIONS BEFORE LEAVING THE GATE.

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.