Closely spaced runways cause hold short markings to be placed -- they confuse DHC8 crew. Runway incu...

Attributes
ACN	442084
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lws.airport
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lws.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	442084
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

I (first officer) made the landing on lws runway 8. The captain took control of the aircraft after I decelerated to taxi speed. We were planning to exit runway 8 at taxiway G. As we approached taxiway G, lws tower told us to hold short of runway 29 at taxiway G because a cessna was going to depart runway 29. The captain taxied across the first set of hold short lines and held at the second set of hold short lines, which was incorrect. Lws tower came on the radio and told us we had just crossed the hold short line and that we were holding short of runway 29 in the wrong spot. The hold short lines for holding short of runway 29 or runway 26 are reversed from what is standard at all other airports we fly to. Exiting runway 8 at taxiway G and holding short of runway 29 means that all but the nose of the aircraft is still out on runway 8/26. Lws tower said they knew the high speed lines were a problem and that they would be fixed soon. The cessna at runway 29 departed normally, and our 2 aircraft were not in conflict nor would they have been at any time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSELY SPACED RWYS CAUSE HOLD SHORT MARKINGS TO BE PLACED -- THEY CONFUSE DHC8 CREW. RWY INCURSION IS THE RESULT.

Narrative: I (FO) MADE THE LNDG ON LWS RWY 8. THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AFTER I DECELERATED TO TAXI SPD. WE WERE PLANNING TO EXIT RWY 8 AT TXWY G. AS WE APCHED TXWY G, LWS TWR TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 29 AT TXWY G BECAUSE A CESSNA WAS GOING TO DEPART RWY 29. THE CAPT TAXIED ACROSS THE FIRST SET OF HOLD SHORT LINES AND HELD AT THE SECOND SET OF HOLD SHORT LINES, WHICH WAS INCORRECT. LWS TWR CAME ON THE RADIO AND TOLD US WE HAD JUST CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND THAT WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 29 IN THE WRONG SPOT. THE HOLD SHORT LINES FOR HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 29 OR RWY 26 ARE REVERSED FROM WHAT IS STANDARD AT ALL OTHER ARPTS WE FLY TO. EXITING RWY 8 AT TXWY G AND HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 29 MEANS THAT ALL BUT THE NOSE OF THE ACFT IS STILL OUT ON RWY 8/26. LWS TWR SAID THEY KNEW THE HIGH SPD LINES WERE A PROB AND THAT THEY WOULD BE FIXED SOON. THE CESSNA AT RWY 29 DEPARTED NORMALLY, AND OUR 2 ACFT WERE NOT IN CONFLICT NOR WOULD THEY HAVE BEEN AT ANY TIME.

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.

Closely spaced runways cause hold short markings to be placed -- they confuse DHC8 crew. Runway incursion is the result.