Narrative:

At lbb during taxi, I missed the south hold line for runway 8 on taxiway a. I didn't enter either runway 8 or runways 17R and 35L, but would have been in the direct path of traffic landing on runway 8. Fortunately, there was no landing traffic at that time. I noticed a north hold line on taxiway a as I pulled up west of runway 8. I couldn't find an east hold line which alerted me to the possibility that I must have missed a south hold line for this runway. The tower ground controller caught my mistake about this same time. I moved to the north hold line as the controller was telling me to move to the south hold line. He was not happy with my move to the north hold line but accepted it. My only thought was to get out of there as fast as possible to a safe position which I knew would be on the other side of the north hold line. I called the tower and discussed what happened with one of the controllers. I didn't get his name, however, he did tell me 'this happens all the time.' in my opinion we need better displaced threshold hold line identify. I suggest a solid red line across the taxiway 3 or 4 ft wide. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: contributing to this reporter's failure to see the hold line was his anticipation of sighting the line off to the right, and running north and south. On a return trip, the reporter could not find any signs identing this area. Reporter's aircraft is a pase.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE TAXIING AT LBB, THE PLT OF AN LGT TWIN FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 8. THE PLT RECOGNIZED HIS MISTAKE WHEN HE APCHED THE N HOLD LINE FOR RWY 8 -- HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD SHORT AT THE S HOLD LINE. THE ATCT GND CTLR ALERTED THE PLT TO MOVE BACK TO THE S HOLD LINE, BUT THE RPTR INSTEAD MOVED TO THE N HOLD LINE, IN ORDER TO CLR THE AREA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Narrative: AT LBB DURING TAXI, I MISSED THE S HOLD LINE FOR RWY 8 ON TXWY A. I DIDN'T ENTER EITHER RWY 8 OR RWYS 17R AND 35L, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE DIRECT PATH OF TFC LNDG ON RWY 8. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO LNDG TFC AT THAT TIME. I NOTICED A N HOLD LINE ON TXWY A AS I PULLED UP W OF RWY 8. I COULDN'T FIND AN E HOLD LINE WHICH ALERTED ME TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT I MUST HAVE MISSED A S HOLD LINE FOR THIS RWY. THE TWR GND CTLR CAUGHT MY MISTAKE ABOUT THIS SAME TIME. I MOVED TO THE N HOLD LINE AS THE CTLR WAS TELLING ME TO MOVE TO THE S HOLD LINE. HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH MY MOVE TO THE N HOLD LINE BUT ACCEPTED IT. MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS TO GET OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO A SAFE POS WHICH I KNEW WOULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE N HOLD LINE. I CALLED THE TWR AND DISCUSSED WHAT HAPPENED WITH ONE OF THE CTLRS. I DIDN'T GET HIS NAME, HOWEVER, HE DID TELL ME 'THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.' IN MY OPINION WE NEED BETTER DISPLACED THRESHOLD HOLD LINE IDENT. I SUGGEST A SOLID RED LINE ACROSS THE TXWY 3 OR 4 FT WIDE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CONTRIBUTING TO THIS RPTR'S FAILURE TO SEE THE HOLD LINE WAS HIS ANTICIPATION OF SIGHTING THE LINE OFF TO THE R, AND RUNNING N AND S. ON A RETURN TRIP, THE RPTR COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGNS IDENTING THIS AREA. RPTR'S ACFT IS A PASE.

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.