<< >> NASA ASRS Report 465427, March 2000

Multi-engine trainee in a piper PA34 seneca, overshot the hold short line causing tower controller to send a piper tomahawk on final around.

Attributes
ACN	465427
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vgt.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : vgt.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-38 Tomahawk
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1264 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	465427
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a training flight for my multi-engine rating, we were doing pattern work at vgt at night, my attention was diverted after passing runway 7 to hold short at runway 12. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the hold short lines passing beneath the airplane and I immediately braked to a stop. The tower saw my inadvertent incursion and had a tomahawk on final go around. My final position before rolling out on the runway was that my tail was touching the hold short lines. I try to be a professional pilot at all times and this should not have happened. In the future, if any attention diversion happens at this critical phase of taxiing, I will stop on the taxiway, and deal with the diversion before continuing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTI-ENG TRAINEE IN A PIPER PA34 SENECA, OVERSHOT THE HOLD SHORT LINE CAUSING TWR CTLR TO SEND A PIPER TOMAHAWK ON FINAL AROUND.

Narrative: WHILE ON A TRAINING FLT FOR MY MULTI-ENG RATING, WE WERE DOING PATTERN WORK AT VGT AT NIGHT, MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED AFTER PASSING RWY 7 TO HOLD SHORT AT RWY 12. OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW THE HOLD SHORT LINES PASSING BENEATH THE AIRPLANE AND I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED TO A STOP. THE TWR SAW MY INADVERTENT INCURSION AND HAD A TOMAHAWK ON FINAL GAR. MY FINAL POS BEFORE ROLLING OUT ON THE RWY WAS THAT MY TAIL WAS TOUCHING THE HOLD SHORT LINES. I TRY TO BE A PROFESSIONAL PLT AT ALL TIMES AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. IN THE FUTURE, IF ANY ATTN DIVERSION HAPPENS AT THIS CRITICAL PHASE OF TAXIING, I WILL STOP ON THE TXWY, AND DEAL WITH THE DIVERSION BEFORE CONTINUING.

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.