A light turbojet flight crew at dca fails to hold short of active runway as instructed by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	477720
Time
Date	200006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	477720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing to runway 33 at dca ground control told us to taxi up to but hold short of runway 33. Captain misunderstood. I was doing checklist items. Ground control asked if we were holding short. I said affirmative. When I looked back up, we must have crossed the hold short line. Captain then cleared the final approach course. There was no traffic. He turned airplane around and taxied back behind the hold short lines. Safety in no way was ever in doubt. There was no traffic around. Not sure how far beyond the hold short lines we crossed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LIGHT TURBOJET FLC AT DCA FAILS TO HOLD SHORT OF ACTIVE RWY AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC.

Narrative: TAXIING TO RWY 33 AT DCA GND CTL TOLD US TO TAXI UP TO BUT HOLD SHORT OF RWY 33. CAPT MISUNDERSTOOD. I WAS DOING CHKLIST ITEMS. GND CTL ASKED IF WE WERE HOLDING SHORT. I SAID AFFIRMATIVE. WHEN I LOOKED BACK UP, WE MUST HAVE CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE. CAPT THEN CLRED THE FINAL APCH COURSE. THERE WAS NO TFC. HE TURNED AIRPLANE AROUND AND TAXIED BACK BEHIND THE HOLD SHORT LINES. SAFETY IN NO WAY WAS EVER IN DOUBT. THERE WAS NO TFC AROUND. NOT SURE HOW FAR BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINES WE CROSSED.

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.