An air carrier widebody transport aircraft may have stuck its nose over the hold short line.

Attributes
ACN	268160
Time
Date	199404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	268160
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the first officer of this flight, we were taxiing for takeoff runway 22R at ewr. The captain of my flight taxied up to and held short of runway which made us #1 for takeoff. Air carrier Y was on final to land on 22R. The tower asked him to side step to runway 22L because our aircraft's nose was on the runway. The captain, who was doing the taxiing, picked up the microphone and said he was not, the tower said he was, the captain said 'too bad', then a moment of silence. Shortly after, we were cleared for takeoff. At the time we were pulling up to hold short, we all thought we would be cleared immediately onto the runway (position and hold) like so many times before. The 2 flight engineer's and myself had our attention in the cockpit and not looking for hold lines. It only takes a second to cross over a line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB ACFT MAY HAVE STUCK ITS NOSE OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO OF THIS FLT, WE WERE TAXIING FOR TKOF RWY 22R AT EWR. THE CAPT OF MY FLT TAXIED UP TO AND HELD SHORT OF RWY WHICH MADE US #1 FOR TKOF. ACR Y WAS ON FINAL TO LAND ON 22R. THE TWR ASKED HIM TO SIDE STEP TO RWY 22L BECAUSE OUR ACFT'S NOSE WAS ON THE RWY. THE CAPT, WHO WAS DOING THE TAXIING, PICKED UP THE MIKE AND SAID HE WAS NOT, THE TWR SAID HE WAS, THE CAPT SAID 'TOO BAD', THEN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. SHORTLY AFTER, WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AT THE TIME WE WERE PULLING UP TO HOLD SHORT, WE ALL THOUGHT WE WOULD BE CLRED IMMEDIATELY ONTO THE RWY (POS AND HOLD) LIKE SO MANY TIMES BEFORE. THE 2 FE'S AND MYSELF HAD OUR ATTN IN THE COCKPIT AND NOT LOOKING FOR HOLD LINES. IT ONLY TAKES A SECOND TO CROSS OVER A 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.