Pilot missed hold bar line on taxiway and stopped fifteen short of an active runway.

Attributes
ACN	146239
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo tower : mht
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14450 flight time type : 9400
ASRS Report	146239
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 28R at sfo, the tower asked us to make the high speed turn-off (T) and hold short of runway 28L, and remain on his frequency. The current ATIS said taxiway 'D' between runway 28L and right was closed (highspd taxi 'T' intersects 'D'). Runway 28R and runway 28L are close together at sfo and therefore the highspd exit is not very long. We stopped about 15' short of runway 28L. We did not notice the normal 'hold line' nor was there any flashing yellow lights at runway 28L (as common at many airports) also the closure of taxiway 'D' (which included barricades) diverts attention as it intersects the highspd exit. I think it would be ery easy for a pilot to either taxi onto or cross runway 28L west/O knowing it and create a potential accident. Better airport markings and flashing runway lights might prevent this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT MISSED HOLD BAR LINE ON TXWY AND STOPPED FIFTEEN SHORT OF AN ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 28R AT SFO, THE TWR ASKED US TO MAKE THE HIGH SPD TURN-OFF (T) AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 28L, AND REMAIN ON HIS FREQ. THE CURRENT ATIS SAID TXWY 'D' BTWN RWY 28L AND R WAS CLOSED (HIGHSPD TAXI 'T' INTERSECTS 'D'). RWY 28R AND RWY 28L ARE CLOSE TOGETHER AT SFO AND THEREFORE THE HIGHSPD EXIT IS NOT VERY LONG. WE STOPPED ABOUT 15' SHORT OF RWY 28L. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE NORMAL 'HOLD LINE' NOR WAS THERE ANY FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS AT RWY 28L (AS COMMON AT MANY ARPTS) ALSO THE CLOSURE OF TXWY 'D' (WHICH INCLUDED BARRICADES) DIVERTS ATTN AS IT INTERSECTS THE HIGHSPD EXIT. I THINK IT WOULD BE ERY EASY FOR A PLT TO EITHER TAXI ONTO OR CROSS RWY 28L W/O KNOWING IT AND CREATE A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. BETTER ARPT MARKINGS AND FLASHING RWY LIGHTS MIGHT PREVENT THIS PROB.

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.