Air carrier aircraft overshot taxiway limit lines at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	409017
Time
Date	199807
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	409017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	409020
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When transitioning from taxiway J to taxiway Z for takeoff on runway 31L at jfk, I misinterpreted the turn signage and overshot the taxiway side markers in the pavement. Aircraft remained on the pavement and was returned to the taxiway. No contact with side markers was noted. Possible contributing factors: unfamiliarity with the airport, increased cockpit workload due to taxi, runway, and departure changes, and change from taxiway lights to taxiway reflector side markers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ACFT OVERSHOT TXWY LIMIT LINES AT JFK.

Narrative: WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM TXWY J TO TXWY Z FOR TKOF ON RWY 31L AT JFK, I MISINTERPRETED THE TURN SIGNAGE AND OVERSHOT THE TXWY SIDE MARKERS IN THE PAVEMENT. ACFT REMAINED ON THE PAVEMENT AND WAS RETURNED TO THE TXWY. NO CONTACT WITH SIDE MARKERS WAS NOTED. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT, INCREASED COCKPIT WORKLOAD DUE TO TAXI, RWY, AND DEP CHANGES, AND CHANGE FROM TXWY LIGHTS TO TXWY REFLECTOR SIDE MARKERS.

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.