Narrative:

We were taxiing to runway 8 via Q to hold short of Q2. We were then instructed to taxi to runway 8 and hold short on the right side of the pad. We initially stopped short of the proper hold line; but then saw the other hold short line closer to runway 8. I started to taxi towards the next hold short line so I could be in the right side of the holding pad. A better instruction would have been to turn right and hold short of runway 8 on P. At the time I felt I was still on the taxiway and needed to proceed into the pad area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air Carrier Captain reports a runway incursion due to confusion over which hold line is the proper line to hold short of.

Narrative: We were taxiing to Runway 8 via Q to hold short of Q2. We were then instructed to taxi to Runway 8 and hold short on the right side of the pad. We initially stopped short of the proper hold line; but then saw the other hold short line closer to Runway 8. I started to taxi towards the next hold short line so I could be in the right side of the holding pad. A better instruction would have been to turn right and hold short of Runway 8 on P. At the time I felt I was still on the taxiway and needed to proceed into the pad area.

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.