A pilot crossed the apa runway 34R hold short line on taxiway A16 because it is so far from the runw...

Attributes
ACN	1026107
Time
Date	201207
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	APA.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 2350
Person 2
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

Aircraft was directed to move up and hold short at A16 for a planned departure on 35R. The hold bar is located at the intersection of alpha and A16 where the aircraft would block other taxi traffic on alpha from passing behind to the end for 35R departures. This hold bar location seemed to be extremely far away from the runway surface. The aircraft was moved passed the hold bar to clear the taxiway anticipating the correct hold to be ahead closer to the runway. The aircraft was immediately stopped just passed the hold bar when a hold bar closer to the runway was not seen. Tower advised the aircraft of the error and requested a call by phone which was accomplished later. Aircraft was cleared for takeoff and departed. The aircraft and the pilot were at apa for their first time and this departure was the first takeoff from apa. The lack of local surface operational experience was a factor associated with the occurrence. The airport diagram could be improved by showing the location of the hold short lines on the diagram to assist pilots with preflight understanding of the airport's configuration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot crossed the APA Runway 34R hold short line on Taxiway A16 because it is so far from the runway and aircraft stopped there would block Taxiway A.

Narrative: Aircraft was directed to move up and hold short at A16 for a planned departure on 35R. The hold bar is located at the intersection of Alpha and A16 where the aircraft would block other taxi traffic on Alpha from passing behind to the end for 35R departures. This hold bar location seemed to be extremely far away from the runway surface. The aircraft was moved passed the hold bar to clear the taxiway anticipating the correct hold to be ahead closer to the runway. The aircraft was immediately stopped just passed the hold bar when a hold bar closer to the runway was not seen. Tower advised the aircraft of the error and requested a call by phone which was accomplished later. Aircraft was cleared for takeoff and departed. The aircraft and the pilot were at APA for their first time and this departure was the first takeoff from APA. The lack of local surface operational experience was a factor associated with the occurrence. The airport diagram could be improved by showing the location of the hold short lines on the diagram to assist pilots with preflight understanding of the airport's configuration.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A pilot crossed the apa runway 34R hold short line on taxiway A16 because it is so far from the runway and aircraft stopped there would block taxiway a.