Narrative:

I was instructed to taxi to intersection M for a runway 32 departure. Since my plane is small and the runways and txwys are sized for heavy jets, I was taxiing along the right edge of a very wide taxiway. When I arrived at intersection M I did not see the hold lines. They wre partially covered by thin snow and ice and were faded. I looked about and saw (once I looked far to my left) that I was past the line by about a plane length. I immediately did a 360 degree turn and lined up behind the hold line. The ground control never said a word, but I am sending this form just in case. To prevent future problems when snow cover is a factor, I plan on asking ground control to call my position for the hold line or inform them I am not sure where it is. Also, if I taxi in the center of the very wide txwys, the snow removal is better and one can see the lines better than off on the edge. Another factor was that I have not taxied to intersection M often in the last few yrs and I was somewhat unfamiliar with the relative position of the hold line. I've been on floats and was based at another airport last winter.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA ACFT TAXIES PAST TXWY MARKING HOLD LINE. CORRECTS ACFT POS AS HE RECOGNIZES HIS PLTDEV.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO INTXN M FOR A RWY 32 DEP. SINCE MY PLANE IS SMALL AND THE RWYS AND TXWYS ARE SIZED FOR HVY JETS, I WAS TAXIING ALONG THE R EDGE OF A VERY WIDE TXWY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT INTXN M I DID NOT SEE THE HOLD LINES. THEY WRE PARTIALLY COVERED BY THIN SNOW AND ICE AND WERE FADED. I LOOKED ABOUT AND SAW (ONCE I LOOKED FAR TO MY L) THAT I WAS PAST THE LINE BY ABOUT A PLANE LENGTH. I IMMEDIATELY DID A 360 DEG TURN AND LINED UP BEHIND THE HOLD LINE. THE GND CTL NEVER SAID A WORD, BUT I AM SENDING THIS FORM JUST IN CASE. TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBS WHEN SNOW COVER IS A FACTOR, I PLAN ON ASKING GND CTL TO CALL MY POSITION FOR THE HOLD LINE OR INFORM THEM I AM NOT SURE WHERE IT IS. ALSO, IF I TAXI IN THE CTR OF THE VERY WIDE TXWYS, THE SNOW REMOVAL IS BETTER AND ONE CAN SEE THE LINES BETTER THAN OFF ON THE EDGE. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THAT I HAVE NOT TAXIED TO INTXN M OFTEN IN THE LAST FEW YRS AND I WAS SOMEWHAT UNFAMILIAR WITH THE RELATIVE POS OF THE HOLD LINE. I'VE BEEN ON FLOATS AND WAS BASED AT ANOTHER ARPT LAST WINTER.

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.