Narrative:

Cleared to taxi to the ramp area after landing on runway 32 at pittsburgh via taxiway n-n, -V-V4 to ramp control. While proceeding up north to N1 I thought N1 was the second left based on my taxiing. Experience from the terminal to runway 28R. While taxiing up taxiway north I passed the first 45 degree left turn and noticed the runway hold short markings directly ahead and at the same time the first officer advised that taxiway N1 was on left as I immediately stopped 10-15 ft over the hold short line and the first officer advised ground control and asked permission to make a left turn to re-enter taxiway N1. Ground control advised that we hold position and an F-100 landed about 15 seconds after. We were then cleared to taxi via a short 135 degree turn, still short of the runway and taxi via taxiway N1, txwys V, D, D1, ramp. Although other hold short lines on the airport are equipped with flashing yellow lights this entrance, located at the approach end of runway 28R has none. As far as I was concerned I was taxiing via the assigned route to the ramp and no runway crossing were to be involved. My interests were directed at a timely arrival at the gate via the assigned route. This small, but significant, infraction by my mis-judgement exceeded the confines of the painted line, but did not jeopardize the safety of the runway environment. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: this flight crew was flying a B737-300 and had landed on runway 32 at pit and taxied to the end. They were then given a rather long taxi route to their gate. Taxiway 'north' is an uphill taxiway and the transition rtes at the top of the hill are not visible until shortly before one reaches the crest of the hill. The first officer said that as they passed the correct turnoff he started to tell the captain about his overshoot, but with the first sound from him the captain stopped the aircraft. They then informed the ground controller and he confirmed that they were not interfering by holding at that position.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEV FROM CLRNC RTE -- THIS ACR MISSED A TURN WHILE TAXIING AND CROSSED A HOLD LINE TO A RWY. NO INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER ACFT.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP AREA AFTER LNDG ON RWY 32 AT PITTSBURGH VIA TXWY N-N, -V-V4 TO RAMP CTL. WHILE PROCEEDING UP N TO N1 I THOUGHT N1 WAS THE SECOND L BASED ON MY TAXIING. EXPERIENCE FROM THE TERMINAL TO RWY 28R. WHILE TAXIING UP TXWY N I PASSED THE FIRST 45 DEG L TURN AND NOTICED THE RWY HOLD SHORT MARKINGS DIRECTLY AHEAD AND AT THE SAME TIME THE FO ADVISED THAT TXWY N1 WAS ON L AS I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED 10-15 FT OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND THE FO ADVISED GND CTL AND ASKED PERMISSION TO MAKE A L TURN TO RE-ENTER TXWY N1. GND CTL ADVISED THAT WE HOLD POS AND AN F-100 LANDED ABOUT 15 SECONDS AFTER. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO TAXI VIA A SHORT 135 DEG TURN, STILL SHORT OF THE RWY AND TAXI VIA TXWY N1, TXWYS V, D, D1, RAMP. ALTHOUGH OTHER HOLD SHORT LINES ON THE ARPT ARE EQUIPPED WITH FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS THIS ENTRANCE, LOCATED AT THE APCH END OF RWY 28R HAS NONE. AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED I WAS TAXIING VIA THE ASSIGNED RTE TO THE RAMP AND NO RWY XING WERE TO BE INVOLVED. MY INTERESTS WERE DIRECTED AT A TIMELY ARR AT THE GATE VIA THE ASSIGNED RTE. THIS SMALL, BUT SIGNIFICANT, INFRACTION BY MY MIS-JUDGEMENT EXCEEDED THE CONFINES OF THE PAINTED LINE, BUT DID NOT JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS FLC WAS FLYING A B737-300 AND HAD LANDED ON RWY 32 AT PIT AND TAXIED TO THE END. THEY WERE THEN GIVEN A RATHER LONG TAXI RTE TO THEIR GATE. TXWY 'N' IS AN UPHILL TXWY AND THE TRANSITION RTES AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ARE NOT VISIBLE UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE ONE REACHES THE CREST OF THE HILL. THE FO SAID THAT AS THEY PASSED THE CORRECT TURNOFF HE STARTED TO TELL THE CAPT ABOUT HIS OVERSHOOT, BUT WITH THE FIRST SOUND FROM HIM THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT. THEY THEN INFORMED THE GND CTLR AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERFERING BY HOLDING AT THAT POS.

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.