Hard stop to avoid runway incursion while large transport taking off.

Attributes
ACN	174872
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	174872
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed runway 13 at pbi. After crossing runway 9L, I elected to turn off the runway at the first exit after the intersection of 13 and 9L, and was told by pbi tower to hold short of 9L. There is a very short distance from the turnoff of runway 13 to runway 9L, and when I saw the hold line for 9L, I had to stop rather quickly, as I was anticipating a longer distance to 9L before I had to stop. There is a lot of activity in the cockpit just after turning off the runway, with after landing check, radio frequency change, light switches, etc, and a runway stop line would have been very easy to miss, especially at night. Just after I stopped, an large transport roared past taking off on 9L. I think that is a hazardous intersection and that I should have been advised to continue to the end of 13 to turn off, or been warned of the short distance to the hold line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD STOP TO AVOID RWY INCURSION WHILE LGT TAKING OFF.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 13 AT PBI. AFTER XING RWY 9L, I ELECTED TO TURN OFF THE RWY AT THE FIRST EXIT AFTER THE INTXN OF 13 AND 9L, AND WAS TOLD BY PBI TWR TO HOLD SHORT OF 9L. THERE IS A VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE TURNOFF OF RWY 13 TO RWY 9L, AND WHEN I SAW THE HOLD LINE FOR 9L, I HAD TO STOP RATHER QUICKLY, AS I WAS ANTICIPATING A LONGER DISTANCE TO 9L BEFORE I HAD TO STOP. THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE COCKPIT JUST AFTER TURNING OFF THE RWY, WITH AFTER LNDG CHK, RADIO FREQ CHANGE, LIGHT SWITCHES, ETC, AND A RWY STOP LINE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EASY TO MISS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. JUST AFTER I STOPPED, AN LGT ROARED PAST TAKING OFF ON 9L. I THINK THAT IS A HAZARDOUS INTXN AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO THE END OF 13 TO TURN OFF, OR BEEN WARNED OF THE SHORT DISTANCE TO THE HOLD LINE.

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.