B767 taxied past taxiway edge while taking position on runway and had to be towed.

Attributes
ACN	351300
Time
Date	199610
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	351300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance 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:

While taxiing into position and hold runway 04L and completing runway items, a B747 appeared to be lining up on runway 04L for landing. The nosewheel crossed the taxiway edge line by 10 ft. I stopped the aircraft and called for a tug to be pushed back to the parallel taxiway. Jfk port authority/authorized verified no damage to edge lights or aircraft. Pushed back and departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 TAXIED PAST TXWY EDGE WHILE TAKING POS ON RWY AND HAD TO BE TOWED.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 04L AND COMPLETING RWY ITEMS, A B747 APPEARED TO BE LINING UP ON RWY 04L FOR LNDG. THE NOSEWHEEL CROSSED THE TXWY EDGE LINE BY 10 FT. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND CALLED FOR A TUG TO BE PUSHED BACK TO THE PARALLEL TXWY. JFK PORT AUTH VERIFIED NO DAMAGE TO EDGE LIGHTS OR ACFT. PUSHED BACK AND DEPARTED.

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.