Pilot reports confusing arrangement of taxiway lighting and hold short lines/markings at cae.

Attributes
ACN	454780
Time
Date	199911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cae.airport
State Reference	SC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cae.tower
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	454780
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Taxiway lights for runway 11 seem mis-located. 5 lights are located 15 yards beyond the hold short lines for runway 11. These can easily be misinterpreted for the hold line, allowing crew to pass the painted hold short lines. The yellow flashing lights are located well away from the taxiway, making them less than highly visable during low visability operations. Most airports have these lights right next to taxiway not 10 yards away.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPTS CONFUSING ARRANGEMENT OF TXWY LIGHTING AND HOLD SHORT LINES/MARKINGS AT CAE.

Narrative: TXWY LIGHTS FOR RWY 11 SEEM MIS-LOCATED. 5 LIGHTS ARE LOCATED 15 YARDS BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINES FOR RWY 11. THESE CAN EASILY BE MISINTERPRETED FOR THE HOLD LINE, ALLOWING CREW TO PASS THE PAINTED HOLD SHORT LINES. THE YELLOW FLASHING LIGHTS ARE LOCATED WELL AWAY FROM THE TXWY, MAKING THEM LESS THAN HIGHLY VISABLE DURING LOW VISABILITY OPS. MOST ARPTS HAVE THESE LIGHTS RIGHT NEXT TO TXWY NOT 10 YARDS AWAY.

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.