Narrative:

Our aircraft (X) overran the hold short line for runway 27 at williamsport, PA (ipt). We were cleared by ground control from the ramp to runway 27. This involved crossing inactive runways. We verified by a second call that we were cleared to cross and proceed to runway 27 without a hold short. The weather was 10 mi visibility and clear of clouds. There were no other aircraft taxiing or operating in the pattern. We had completed the taxi checklist in challenge and response style just as we approached runway 27. At this time, ground control politely informed us that the runway had a displaced hold line and indeed there was no line at the runways border as one might have expected. There was no traffic and the tower cleared us onto the runway without further mention. As we were new to this field, we had made a good study of a commercial chart airport layout and no special notes exist to point out this unusually exaggerated hold short point. While we are sure the hold lines are painted on the taxiway, this point on taxiway a should be made highly visible to pilots due to its unusual location. Crews that are completing checks in complicated aircraft will certainly operate safer with effective notification of non standard procedure. From the tower's response, we felt that this happens often at ipt. Notation on the airport diagram as well as effective signage would have helped this situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ-35 FLC CROSSED RWY 27 HOLD SHORT LINE, STATING DISPLACE THRESHOLD CONDITION DOES NOT REFLECT RWY HOLD MARKINGS WHERE ONE WOULD EXPECT SUCH MARKINGS.

Narrative: OUR ACFT (X) OVERRAN THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 27 AT WILLIAMSPORT, PA (IPT). WE WERE CLRED BY GND CTL FROM THE RAMP TO RWY 27. THIS INVOLVED CROSSING INACTIVE RWYS. WE VERIFIED BY A SECOND CALL THAT WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS AND PROCEED TO RWY 27 WITHOUT A HOLD SHORT. THE WEATHER WAS 10 MI VISIBILITY AND CLR OF CLOUDS. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT TAXIING OR OPERATING IN THE PATTERN. WE HAD COMPLETED THE TAXI CHECKLIST IN CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE STYLE JUST AS WE APCHED RWY 27. AT THIS TIME, GND CTL POLITELY INFORMED US THAT THE RWY HAD A DISPLACED HOLD LINE AND INDEED THERE WAS NO LINE AT THE RWYS BORDER AS ONE MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED. THERE WAS NO TFC AND THE TWR CLRED US ONTO THE RWY WITHOUT FURTHER MENTION. AS WE WERE NEW TO THIS FIELD, WE HAD MADE A GOOD STUDY OF A COMMERCIAL CHART ARPT LAYOUT AND NO SPECIAL NOTES EXIST TO POINT OUT THIS UNUSUALLY EXAGGERATED HOLD SHORT POINT. WHILE WE ARE SURE THE HOLD LINES ARE PAINTED ON THE TXWY, THIS POINT ON TXWY A SHOULD BE MADE HIGHLY VISIBLE TO PLTS DUE TO ITS UNUSUAL LOCATION. CREWS THAT ARE COMPLETING CHECKS IN COMPLICATED ACFT WILL CERTAINLY OPERATE SAFER WITH EFFECTIVE NOTIFICATION OF NON STANDARD PROC. FROM THE TWR'S RESPONSE, WE FELT THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AT IPT. NOTATION ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM AS WELL AS EFFECTIVE SIGNAGE WOULD HAVE HELPED THIS SIT.

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.