Small aircraft pilot unable to see hold line taxis beyond.

Attributes
ACN	173753
Time
Date	199103
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : luk
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 370
ASRS Report	173753
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing off of 20L down taxiway (I was given clearance up to runway 2L), I was unable to clearly identify the yellow lines where to stop short of 2L and went beyond the lines but stopped short of the runway. There was an aircraft departing 20R, but lunken ground control gave me clearance to proceed across 2L and proceed on to my destination. There was sufficient time to do this. The marker sign on the side of the taxiway identing the upcoming runway and the yellow lines are difficult to discern at night. Reflective yellow paint would be a big improvement, as would lighted or illuminated runway identify signs. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states that only the normal blue taxiway light is near the hold line. There are no illuminated signs. The paint for taxi line and hold line has deteriorated and does not show the line at night. Reporter suggests both new reflective paint for taxi and hold lines and light on taxi and runway signs. Potential hazard is great.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT UNABLE TO SEE HOLD LINE TAXIS BEYOND.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OFF OF 20L DOWN TXWY (I WAS GIVEN CLRNC UP TO RWY 2L), I WAS UNABLE TO CLEARLY IDENT THE YELLOW LINES WHERE TO STOP SHORT OF 2L AND WENT BEYOND THE LINES BUT STOPPED SHORT OF THE RWY. THERE WAS AN ACFT DEPARTING 20R, BUT LUNKEN GND CTL GAVE ME CLRNC TO PROCEED ACROSS 2L AND PROCEED ON TO MY DEST. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT TIME TO DO THIS. THE MARKER SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE TXWY IDENTING THE UPCOMING RWY AND THE YELLOW LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN AT NIGHT. REFLECTIVE YELLOW PAINT WOULD BE A BIG IMPROVEMENT, AS WOULD LIGHTED OR ILLUMINATED RWY IDENT SIGNS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THAT ONLY THE NORMAL BLUE TXWY LIGHT IS NEAR THE HOLD LINE. THERE ARE NO ILLUMINATED SIGNS. THE PAINT FOR TAXI LINE AND HOLD LINE HAS DETERIORATED AND DOES NOT SHOW THE LINE AT NIGHT. RPTR SUGGESTS BOTH NEW REFLECTIVE PAINT FOR TAXI AND HOLD LINES AND LIGHT ON TAXI AND RWY SIGNS. POTENTIAL HAZARD IS GREAT.

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.