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Sat airport uses runway 03 for taxiing operations. Pilot in a BE20 using runway 03 enroute to runway 30L claims he did not see the holding markings on the runway surface because they were covered over with touchdown tire marks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sat.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 468816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I called for and received a taxi clearance to runway 30L via runway 03. I missed the hold short line for runway 30L and was on runway 30L before I realized it. When I realized I was on the runway I advised I was clearing the runway. When turned around I saw the hold short line, but it was visible only on the edges of the runway. The hold short line was mostly covered by the touchdown tire marks on runway 03. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was asked if he had noticed any signs on the edge of the runway identifying the runway and holding markings. The pilot said he was busy with the before takeoff checklist and did not notice any signs. He said when he turned around to clear the runway, he saw part of the hold lines near the edge of the runway just outside of the touchdown zone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAT ARPT USES RWY 03 FOR TAXIING OPS. PLT IN A BE20 USING RWY 03 ENROUTE TO RWY 30L CLAIMS HE DID NOT SEE THE HOLDING MARKINGS ON THE RWY SURFACE BECAUSE THEY WERE COVERED OVER WITH TOUCHDOWN TIRE MARKS.
Narrative: I CALLED FOR AND RECEIVED A TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 30L VIA RWY 03. I MISSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 30L AND WAS ON RWY 30L BEFORE I REALIZED IT. WHEN I REALIZED I WAS ON THE RWY I ADVISED I WAS CLRING THE RWY. WHEN TURNED AROUND I SAW THE HOLD SHORT LINE, BUT IT WAS VISIBLE ONLY ON THE EDGES OF THE RWY. THE HOLD SHORT LINE WAS MOSTLY COVERED BY THE TOUCHDOWN TIRE MARKS ON RWY 03. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS ASKED IF HE HAD NOTICED ANY SIGNS ON THE EDGE OF THE RWY IDENTIFYING THE RWY AND HOLDING MARKINGS. THE PLT SAID HE WAS BUSY WITH THE BEFORE TKOF CHECKLIST AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY SIGNS. HE SAID WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO CLR THE RWY, HE SAW PART OF THE HOLD LINES NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RWY JUST OUTSIDE OF THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE.
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.