Atx pilot crosses hold line for runway 17R during heavy rain showers and gusty conditions. Skidded across the line, temporarily losing control of his aircraft. Exits the area as soon as possible after calling ground controller.

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Attributes
ACN	364995
Time
Date	199704
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5600
ASRS Report	364995
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing east on taxiway Y, I was instructed by ground to hold short of runway 17R and monitor tower frequency. There was blowing rain from south to north and water standing on the pavement as I held just enough power to maintain directional and roll control. I did not see the hold short line or the runway lighting until I was only ft from the hold short line. I applied the main brakes but hydroplaned and wxvaned as it slid across the hold short line. The aircraft came to rest approximately 10 ft beyond the hold short and approximately 20 ft from the western edge of the runway. Unable to contact tower, I switched back to ground and was informed to taxi back across the hold short as I was 'in the center of the runway,' which I was not. I informed him that I was not in the center of any runways as I crossed back to the other side of the hold short line. I reported clear of the runway and was handed to tower for takeoff instructions. Prevention action would include better drainage in that very large paved area, brighter paint stripes or lighting for the hold short, or a 'median' with a sign as the signs were out of my peripheral vision as this area is so wide.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT CROSSES HOLD LINE FOR RWY 17R DURING HVY RAIN SHOWERS AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. SKIDDED ACROSS THE LINE, TEMPORARILY LOSING CTL OF HIS ACFT. EXITS THE AREA ASAP AFTER CALLING GND CTLR.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING E ON TXWY Y, I WAS INSTRUCTED BY GND TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 17R AND MONITOR TWR FREQ. THERE WAS BLOWING RAIN FROM S TO N AND WATER STANDING ON THE PAVEMENT AS I HELD JUST ENOUGH PWR TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL AND ROLL CTL. I DID NOT SEE THE HOLD SHORT LINE OR THE RWY LIGHTING UNTIL I WAS ONLY FT FROM THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I APPLIED THE MAIN BRAKES BUT HYDROPLANED AND WXVANED AS IT SLID ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST APPROX 10 FT BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT AND APPROX 20 FT FROM THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE RWY. UNABLE TO CONTACT TWR, I SWITCHED BACK TO GND AND WAS INFORMED TO TAXI BACK ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT AS I WAS 'IN THE CTR OF THE RWY,' WHICH I WAS NOT. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WAS NOT IN THE CTR OF ANY RWYS AS I CROSSED BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I RPTED CLR OF THE RWY AND WAS HANDED TO TWR FOR TKOF INSTRUCTIONS. PREVENTION ACTION WOULD INCLUDE BETTER DRAINAGE IN THAT VERY LARGE PAVED AREA, BRIGHTER PAINT STRIPES OR LIGHTING FOR THE HOLD SHORT, OR A 'MEDIAN' WITH A SIGN AS THE SIGNS WERE OUT OF MY PERIPHERAL VISION AS THIS AREA IS SO WIDE.

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.