A B727 crew, taxiing for takeoff at sdf, taxied past the hold short line for the approach area.

Attributes
ACN	532572
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	532572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	532765
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing from ramp near gate xx to takeoff on runway 17L, the clearance was to taxi to runway 17L and hold short of the approach area. The visibility was approximately 1/2 mi. The sign for the approach area is the third sign obscured by 2 other taxiway signs far to the left of the intersection of 3 txwys. The taxiway was wet obscuring the hold line. In trying to navigation the intersection of the 3 txwys, we missed the hold short line for the approach area and the sign indicating it and taxied to the runway hold short line. The signage needs to be farther apart so as not to obscure one sign with another. Hold short taxiway lights need to be installed at the approach area hold line. Supplemental information from acn 532765: instructions to 'hold short of runway approach area' were misinterped to mean 'hold short of runway.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT SDF, TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR THE APCH AREA.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FROM RAMP NEAR GATE XX TO TKOF ON RWY 17L, THE CLRNC WAS TO TAXI TO RWY 17L AND HOLD SHORT OF THE APCH AREA. THE VISIBILITY WAS APPROX 1/2 MI. THE SIGN FOR THE APCH AREA IS THE THIRD SIGN OBSCURED BY 2 OTHER TXWY SIGNS FAR TO THE L OF THE INTXN OF 3 TXWYS. THE TXWY WAS WET OBSCURING THE HOLD LINE. IN TRYING TO NAV THE INTXN OF THE 3 TXWYS, WE MISSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR THE APCH AREA AND THE SIGN INDICATING IT AND TAXIED TO THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE. THE SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE FARTHER APART SO AS NOT TO OBSCURE ONE SIGN WITH ANOTHER. HOLD SHORT TXWY LIGHTS NEED TO BE INSTALLED AT THE APCH AREA HOLD LINE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 532765: INSTRUCTIONS TO 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY APCH AREA' WERE MISINTERPED TO MEAN 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY.'

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.