Runway incursion when an S80 flight crew crosses over the hold short line for runway 12L at stl, mo.

Attributes
ACN	579344
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	579344
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	579343
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground control said no one was taking off or landing because of thunderstorms, etc. We taxied out in heavy rain to hold short of runway 12R. While making turn from taxiway a onto taxiway C to hold short, nose of aircraft got barely across hold short line. I asked tower for a series of left turns to reposition behind the line fully. Tower said aircraft short of fuel was on short final and to hold position. We were cleared to cross the runway after the landing aircraft passed. My visibility was impaired at an unfamiliar airport and I was surprised to see the hold line pop into view while into the turn onto taxiway C. From now on, I will be even more vigilant about studying the airport diagram and in taxiing only when I am absolutely sure where everything is.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION WHEN AN S80 FLT CREW CROSSES OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 12L AT STL, MO.

Narrative: GND CTL SAID NO ONE WAS TAKING OFF OR LNDG BECAUSE OF TSTMS, ETC. WE TAXIED OUT IN HVY RAIN TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12R. WHILE MAKING TURN FROM TXWY A ONTO TXWY C TO HOLD SHORT, NOSE OF ACFT GOT BARELY ACROSS HOLD SHORT LINE. I ASKED TWR FOR A SERIES OF L TURNS TO REPOSITION BEHIND THE LINE FULLY. TWR SAID ACFT SHORT OF FUEL WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND TO HOLD POS. WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY AFTER THE LNDG ACFT PASSED. MY VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED AT AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE HOLD LINE POP INTO VIEW WHILE INTO THE TURN ONTO TXWY C. FROM NOW ON, I WILL BE EVEN MORE VIGILANT ABOUT STUDYING THE ARPT DIAGRAM AND IN TAXIING ONLY WHEN I AM ABSOLUTELY SURE WHERE EVERYTHING IS.

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.