Flight crew misses taxi hold mark twice.

Attributes
ACN	320856
Time
Date	199511
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
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	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 60 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	320856
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

During the taxi from the ramp, we stopped at what we thought was the hold spot between the ramp and taxiway rm at ewr airport. When we called ground control for taxi they informed us we had missed the hold spot and were sitting on the taxiway. When I had read the taxi procedures, I had confused which end of parking ramp (taxiway east), had the hold spot. Later that night due to poor markings we taxied over the spot a second time. Taxiway rm turns into our parking ramp about a 1/3 of the way through our ramp, with a spot on the taxi line separating the 2. Being unfamiliar with the spot and the procedures, as well as poor markings were all contributing factors. Local knowledge has corrected this problem for me but others could use better markings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MISSES TAXI HOLD MARK TWICE.

Narrative: DURING THE TAXI FROM THE RAMP, WE STOPPED AT WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE HOLD SPOT BTWN THE RAMP AND TXWY RM AT EWR ARPT. WHEN WE CALLED GND CTL FOR TAXI THEY INFORMED US WE HAD MISSED THE HOLD SPOT AND WERE SITTING ON THE TXWY. WHEN I HAD READ THE TAXI PROCS, I HAD CONFUSED WHICH END OF PARKING RAMP (TXWY E), HAD THE HOLD SPOT. LATER THAT NIGHT DUE TO POOR MARKINGS WE TAXIED OVER THE SPOT A SECOND TIME. TXWY RM TURNS INTO OUR PARKING RAMP ABOUT A 1/3 OF THE WAY THROUGH OUR RAMP, WITH A SPOT ON THE TAXI LINE SEPARATING THE 2. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SPOT AND THE PROCS, AS WELL AS POOR MARKINGS WERE ALL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. LCL KNOWLEDGE HAS CORRECTED THIS PROB FOR ME BUT OTHERS COULD USE BETTER MARKINGS.

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.