An MD80 flight crew mistake a runway clear line for a hold line and failed to fully clear the runway...

Attributes
ACN	611852
Time
Date	200403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	611852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landed runway 34L sea. While clearing runway at taxiway H, tower cleared us to turn right on taxiway J and hold short of runway 34R. I made the hard right onto taxiway J and stopped at hold short lines. After about 30 seconds, realized the hold short line was backwards from what it should be. I then saw the correct hold short line about 200 ft ahead. I was holding short of the runway clear line and had in effect failed to clear the runway. The tower cleared us to cross runway 34R and nobody from ATC ever said a word to us, but I am quite sure that an aircraft landed behind us on runway 34L while we were still not clear of the runway clear line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW MISTAKE A RWY CLR LINE FOR A HOLD LINE AND FAILED TO FULLY CLR THE RWY.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 34L SEA. WHILE CLRING RWY AT TXWY H, TWR CLRED US TO TURN R ON TXWY J AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 34R. I MADE THE HARD R ONTO TXWY J AND STOPPED AT HOLD SHORT LINES. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, REALIZED THE HOLD SHORT LINE WAS BACKWARDS FROM WHAT IT SHOULD BE. I THEN SAW THE CORRECT HOLD SHORT LINE ABOUT 200 FT AHEAD. I WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY CLR LINE AND HAD IN EFFECT FAILED TO CLR THE RWY. THE TWR CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 34R AND NOBODY FROM ATC EVER SAID A WORD TO US, BUT I AM QUITE SURE THAT AN ACFT LANDED BEHIND US ON RWY 34L WHILE WE WERE STILL NOT CLR OF THE RWY CLR LINE.

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.