C560 departure from psp crossed hold line with aircraft on short final.

Attributes
ACN	615138
Time
Date	200404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : psp.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : psp.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	615138
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On apr/mon/04 at psp airport, tower gave us a takeoff clearance. We started to roll past the hold short bar for takeoff. I asked the sic to confirm we were cleared for takeoff. The first officer called tower to confirm takeoff clearance and the tower told us to hold short. The main landing gear was just past the hold short bars. I then took over the radio and told tower we were past the hold short bar and tower responded with 'roger.' I looked up and saw a light jet on short final for runway 31L. My aircraft and the landing aircraft were not in any danger of colliding, so I stayed in the same place just past the hold short bar. We were then cleared for takeoff and left psp. The controller was working clearance delivery, ground, and tower. He was too busy to do all 3 effectively. I believe this was the reason for the confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 DEP FROM PSP CROSSED HOLD LINE WITH ACFT ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: ON APR/MON/04 AT PSP ARPT, TWR GAVE US A TKOF CLRNC. WE STARTED TO ROLL PAST THE HOLD SHORT BAR FOR TKOF. I ASKED THE SIC TO CONFIRM WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. THE FO CALLED TWR TO CONFIRM TKOF CLRNC AND THE TWR TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT. THE MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS JUST PAST THE HOLD SHORT BARS. I THEN TOOK OVER THE RADIO AND TOLD TWR WE WERE PAST THE HOLD SHORT BAR AND TWR RESPONDED WITH 'ROGER.' I LOOKED UP AND SAW A LIGHT JET ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 31L. MY ACFT AND THE LNDG ACFT WERE NOT IN ANY DANGER OF COLLIDING, SO I STAYED IN THE SAME PLACE JUST PAST THE HOLD SHORT BAR. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF AND LEFT PSP. THE CTLR WAS WORKING CLRNC DELIVERY, GND, AND TWR. HE WAS TOO BUSY TO DO ALL 3 EFFECTIVELY. I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE REASON FOR THE CONFUSION.

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.