Beech D18S pilot has runway incursion at fai.

Attributes
ACN	564184
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fai.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Twin Beech 18
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	564184
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It had been snowing prior to taxiing aircraft to active runway. I did not see the hold line because it was covered with snow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH D18S PLT HAS RWY INCURSION AT FAI.

Narrative: IT HAD BEEN SNOWING PRIOR TO TAXIING ACFT TO ACTIVE RWY. I DID NOT SEE THE HOLD LINE BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW.

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.