Small aircraft crosses hold line while awaiting takeoff clearance.

Attributes
ACN	300050
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	300050
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Incident occurred while waiting in line among several heavy jets on taxiway C to take off runway 36R (simultaneous takeoffs and lndgs were being conducted.) upon reaching first in line, my aircraft was moved forward to what appeared to be same position that previous aircraft were holding for takeoff. While taxiing forward and searching for the hold short line, determined that the line might be difficult to see in the dark, or possibly had not been seen. So aircraft was stopped immediately to await further clearance onto the runway. At that time second aircraft in line stated that my aircraft had passed the hold short line. Tower inquired about my actual position and although a safe distance from the runway I could not positively identify my position with respect to the hold short line so my response was that I could be past it. Given that I was looking for the line while taxiing, I believe it may have been difficult to see in the dark with the single nose mounted type lamp on my aircraft. It was noted that some of the yellow taxi lines were difficult to see on the gray concrete, while lines on the black asphalt portions of the ramp were much easier to see.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CROSSES HOLD LINE WHILE AWAITING TKOF CLRNC.

Narrative: INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE WAITING IN LINE AMONG SEVERAL HVY JETS ON TXWY C TO TAKE OFF RWY 36R (SIMULTANEOUS TKOFS AND LNDGS WERE BEING CONDUCTED.) UPON REACHING FIRST IN LINE, MY ACFT WAS MOVED FORWARD TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE SAME POS THAT PREVIOUS ACFT WERE HOLDING FOR TKOF. WHILE TAXIING FORWARD AND SEARCHING FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINE, DETERMINED THAT THE LINE MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK, OR POSSIBLY HAD NOT BEEN SEEN. SO ACFT WAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY TO AWAIT FURTHER CLRNC ONTO THE RWY. AT THAT TIME SECOND ACFT IN LINE STATED THAT MY ACFT HAD PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE. TWR INQUIRED ABOUT MY ACTUAL POS AND ALTHOUGH A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE RWY I COULD NOT POSITIVELY IDENT MY POS WITH RESPECT TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE SO MY RESPONSE WAS THAT I COULD BE PAST IT. GIVEN THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR THE LINE WHILE TAXIING, I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK WITH THE SINGLE NOSE MOUNTED TYPE LAMP ON MY ACFT. IT WAS NOTED THAT SOME OF THE YELLOW TAXI LINES WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE ON THE GRAY CONCRETE, WHILE LINES ON THE BLACK ASPHALT PORTIONS OF THE RAMP WERE MUCH EASIER TO SEE.

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.