Inadvertent runway incursion due to very small area between runways and no hold short lines.

Attributes
ACN	318645
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	318645
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Both primary runways 4/22 and 12R/30L closed at hou, landed on runway 35. Tower cleared us to land and, as we began turning off runway, said to hold short of runway 30R, as we looked to see where runway 30R was we began to cross it. It doesn't look as if there is enough room to clear runway 35 and hold short of runway 30R. There is too much construction going on these days and the placement of the runways in this case causes confusion. Tower chief said they were having a problem with this intersection. There are no hold short lines for this runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that runway 4/22 is now open at hou. Hou ATCT states that this is correct, and that runway 12R/30L is scheduled to open nov/15/95. It seems that this problem has fixed itself. The reporter states that there was very little room between the runways. When he turned off of runway 35 at the end, he was now on both runways 17/35 and runways 12L/30R. The reporter is a check airman on the B737-200. Hou ATCT said that they had lots of trouble with this intersection while the construction was in progress. The reporter states that hou ATCT was not aware that there are no hold short lines on taxiway 'east' between runways 17 and 12L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INADVERTENT RWY INCURSION DUE TO VERY SMALL AREA BTWN RWYS AND NO HOLD SHORT LINES.

Narrative: BOTH PRIMARY RWYS 4/22 AND 12R/30L CLOSED AT HOU, LANDED ON RWY 35. TWR CLRED US TO LAND AND, AS WE BEGAN TURNING OFF RWY, SAID TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30R, AS WE LOOKED TO SEE WHERE RWY 30R WAS WE BEGAN TO CROSS IT. IT DOESN'T LOOK AS IF THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM TO CLR RWY 35 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30R. THERE IS TOO MUCH CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THESE DAYS AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE RWYS IN THIS CASE CAUSES CONFUSION. TWR CHIEF SAID THEY WERE HAVING A PROB WITH THIS INTXN. THERE ARE NO HOLD SHORT LINES FOR THIS RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT RWY 4/22 IS NOW OPEN AT HOU. HOU ATCT STATES THAT THIS IS CORRECT, AND THAT RWY 12R/30L IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN NOV/15/95. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROB HAS FIXED ITSELF. THE RPTR STATES THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ROOM BTWN THE RWYS. WHEN HE TURNED OFF OF RWY 35 AT THE END, HE WAS NOW ON BOTH RWYS 17/35 AND RWYS 12L/30R. THE RPTR IS A CHK AIRMAN ON THE B737-200. HOU ATCT SAID THAT THEY HAD LOTS OF TROUBLE WITH THIS INTXN WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION WAS IN PROGRESS. THE RPTR STATES THAT HOU ATCT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE ARE NO HOLD SHORT LINES ON TXWY 'E' BTWN RWYS 17 AND 12L.

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.