An MD80 crew taxied past the hold short line during taxi for takeoff at bna.

Attributes
ACN	528715
Time
Date	200110
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	528715
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Bna tower directed us to 'hold short at the end' of runway 31. Runway has explicit direction in 10-7 pages regarding special hold short markings further back from the runway, but includes the caveat 'unless cleared further by ground/tower.' our instructions seemed to indicate clearance to deviate and proceed to physical end of runway. We queried, but received no answer due to frequency congestion. Tower made no comment as we held short at physical end of runway (past special markings), but then sent an incoming aircraft to a different runway 'because someone is in the clear zone.' we were then cleared for takeoff without comment by the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE DURING TAXI FOR TKOF AT BNA.

Narrative: BNA TWR DIRECTED US TO 'HOLD SHORT AT THE END' OF RWY 31. RWY HAS EXPLICIT DIRECTION IN 10-7 PAGES REGARDING SPECIAL HOLD SHORT MARKINGS FURTHER BACK FROM THE RWY, BUT INCLUDES THE CAVEAT 'UNLESS CLRED FURTHER BY GND/TWR.' OUR INSTRUCTIONS SEEMED TO INDICATE CLRNC TO DEVIATE AND PROCEED TO PHYSICAL END OF RWY. WE QUERIED, BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWER DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION. TWR MADE NO COMMENT AS WE HELD SHORT AT PHYSICAL END OF RWY (PAST SPECIAL MARKINGS), BUT THEN SENT AN INCOMING ACFT TO A DIFFERENT RWY 'BECAUSE SOMEONE IS IN THE CLR ZONE.' WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF WITHOUT COMMENT BY THE TWR.

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.