An EMB120 captain reported that he crossed the hold short line for runway 32 at aex.

Attributes
ACN	481744
Time
Date	200007
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aex.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 156 flight time total : 2747 flight time type : 1995
ASRS Report	481744
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We had just departed the gate at alexandria international airport and were cleared to taxi to runway 32. I (the captain) was taxiing and doing the taxi checks, which is standard procedure. I had been to aex before, but did not catch that I had taxied across the runway hold short line at the approach end of runway 32 until my first officer had said something to me. I stopped as soon as I could, but not before the tail of the aircraft was completely past the hold short line. There was no conflict, due to the fact that no one was landing. Plus, the hold short line is a good distance away from the end of the runway. The tower controller did not mention anything to me about taxiing over the line nor did he question my actions. Problem could be solved by having more vigilance outside the aircraft when taxiing. Also, not real sure why the hold short line is so far away from the runway and why it could not be moved closer to the normal distance a hold short line is from a runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB120 CAPT RPTED THAT HE CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 32 AT AEX.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST DEPARTED THE GATE AT ALEXANDRIA INTL ARPT AND WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 32. I (THE CAPT) WAS TAXIING AND DOING THE TAXI CHKS, WHICH IS STANDARD PROC. I HAD BEEN TO AEX BEFORE, BUT DID NOT CATCH THAT I HAD TAXIED ACROSS THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE AT THE APCH END OF RWY 32 UNTIL MY FO HAD SAID SOMETHING TO ME. I STOPPED AS SOON AS I COULD, BUT NOT BEFORE THE TAIL OF THE ACFT WAS COMPLETELY PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT NO ONE WAS LNDG. PLUS, THE HOLD SHORT LINE IS A GOOD DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE END OF THE RWY. THE TWR CTLR DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT TAXIING OVER THE LINE NOR DID HE QUESTION MY ACTIONS. PROB COULD BE SOLVED BY HAVING MORE VIGILANCE OUTSIDE THE ACFT WHEN TAXIING. ALSO, NOT REAL SURE WHY THE HOLD SHORT LINE IS SO FAR AWAY FROM THE RWY AND WHY IT COULD NOT BE MOVED CLOSER TO THE NORMAL DISTANCE A HOLD SHORT LINE IS FROM A RWY.

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.