A C172 pilot crosses hold short line that was 300 ft away from runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	588322
Time
Date	200307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : owd.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : owd.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	588322
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi from parking for takeoff on runway 35. During taxi, I observed an aircraft at arrival end of runway, apparently doing pre-departure engine run-ups. I think I remember tower apparently clearing preceding aircraft for takeoff from observed position at end of runway. During taxi, I was performing pre-departure checks, including basic GPS programming. Upon reaching end of runway, I realized that since there was no hold short marking just short of the runway, that I must have passed the hold short. Tower confirmed this and pointed out the hold short line on the taxiway about 300 ft short of the departure line up end. This was my first use of runway 35 and I never saw the hold short markings, which were not where I expected them to be. Wig-wag lights might have been very beneficial as would notes on the airport diagram -- denoting a non-standard hold short. Non standard hold short could also be mentioned in ATIS when runway 35 is in use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT CROSSES HOLD SHORT LINE THAT WAS 300 FT AWAY FROM RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI FROM PARKING FOR TKOF ON RWY 35. DURING TAXI, I OBSERVED AN ACFT AT ARR END OF RWY, APPARENTLY DOING PRE-DEP ENG RUN-UPS. I THINK I REMEMBER TWR APPARENTLY CLRING PRECEDING ACFT FOR TKOF FROM OBSERVED POS AT END OF RWY. DURING TAXI, I WAS PERFORMING PRE-DEP CHKS, INCLUDING BASIC GPS PROGRAMMING. UPON REACHING END OF RWY, I REALIZED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO HOLD SHORT MARKING JUST SHORT OF THE RWY, THAT I MUST HAVE PASSED THE HOLD SHORT. TWR CONFIRMED THIS AND POINTED OUT THE HOLD SHORT LINE ON THE TXWY ABOUT 300 FT SHORT OF THE DEP LINE UP END. THIS WAS MY FIRST USE OF RWY 35 AND I NEVER SAW THE HOLD SHORT MARKINGS, WHICH WERE NOT WHERE I EXPECTED THEM TO BE. WIG-WAG LIGHTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL AS WOULD NOTES ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM -- DENOTING A NON-STANDARD HOLD SHORT. NON STANDARD HOLD SHORT COULD ALSO BE MENTIONED IN ATIS WHEN RWY 35 IS IN USE.

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.