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B747 freighter at foreign airport taxiing at night had follow-me vehicle waiting on other side of runway with lights on indicating to follow. Reporter captain was holding short of runway which had takeoff traffic, but, due to different type hold short marking, he stopped over the line. Conflict with departing aircraft on runway resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hel |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 | B747-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 381899 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Landed on runway 4, turned off at taxiway K, cleared to turn right on taxiway 1 and hold short of runway 33. Follow-me vehicle was waiting ahead on taxiway 1 on the other side of runway 33. I taxied looking for hold short line. Stopped just at hold short sign (runway sign) when I realized white was the color of the next intersecting piece of pavement's lights. Factors: poor airport lighting, non standard lines. (Their hold short looks like ILS hold lines.) follow-me vehicle lit up when I was not cleared to follow him. Aircraft was on takeoff roll on runway 33.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747 FREIGHTER AT FOREIGN ARPT TAXIING AT NIGHT HAD FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE WAITING ON OTHER SIDE OF RWY WITH LIGHTS ON INDICATING TO FOLLOW. RPTR CAPT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY WHICH HAD TKOF TFC, BUT, DUE TO DIFFERENT TYPE HOLD SHORT MARKING, HE STOPPED OVER THE LINE. CONFLICT WITH DEPARTING ACFT ON RWY RESULTED.
Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 4, TURNED OFF AT TXWY K, CLRED TO TURN R ON TXWY 1 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 33. FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE WAS WAITING AHEAD ON TXWY 1 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RWY 33. I TAXIED LOOKING FOR HOLD SHORT LINE. STOPPED JUST AT HOLD SHORT SIGN (RWY SIGN) WHEN I REALIZED WHITE WAS THE COLOR OF THE NEXT INTERSECTING PIECE OF PAVEMENT'S LIGHTS. FACTORS: POOR ARPT LIGHTING, NON STANDARD LINES. (THEIR HOLD SHORT LOOKS LIKE ILS HOLD LINES.) FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE LIT UP WHEN I WAS NOT CLRED TO FOLLOW HIM. ACFT WAS ON TKOF ROLL ON RWY 33.
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.