Runway incursion at cle, oh, when hold short runway boundary markings are misinterped by flight crew...

Attributes
ACN	489858
Time
Date	200010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	489858
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately 15 seconds after touchdown, the tower controller instructed us to make a 180 degree turn on runway 23R and exit. Unable to do this, I continued down to intersection K on runway 23R. Approaching intersection K, the controller issued the instruction, 'hold short of runway 23L on taxiway K.' as I approached the intersection, I observed these runway/taxiway markings. Based on experience, I crossed over the lines (first set) and then observed 'broken' yellow lines on my side, so I decided to continue and then hold on the other side where the 'solid' double yellow dictates per the aim. It was then that the crew realized that we were rapidly approaching runway 23L. The aircraft was stopped. No incident/accident occurred. After discussion with a tower supervisor, the following conclusions were drawn so as to possibly avoid this scenario in the future: 1) pilots should be more aware of nonstandard taxiway markings through a review of the aim. 2) controllers should never assume that air carrier pilots are familiar with an airport that they are not based at and possibly change the instruction to 'hold short of runway 23L on runway 23.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AT CLE, OH, WHEN HOLD SHORT RWY BOUNDARY MARKINGS ARE MISINTERPED BY FLC.

Narrative: APPROX 15 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE TWR CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN ON RWY 23R AND EXIT. UNABLE TO DO THIS, I CONTINUED DOWN TO INTXN K ON RWY 23R. APCHING INTXN K, THE CTLR ISSUED THE INSTRUCTION, 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23L ON TXWY K.' AS I APCHED THE INTXN, I OBSERVED THESE RWY/TXWY MARKINGS. BASED ON EXPERIENCE, I CROSSED OVER THE LINES (FIRST SET) AND THEN OBSERVED 'BROKEN' YELLOW LINES ON MY SIDE, SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND THEN HOLD ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE THE 'SOLID' DOUBLE YELLOW DICTATES PER THE AIM. IT WAS THEN THAT THE CREW REALIZED THAT WE WERE RAPIDLY APCHING RWY 23L. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED. NO INCIDENT/ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH A TWR SUPVR, THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS WERE DRAWN SO AS TO POSSIBLY AVOID THIS SCENARIO IN THE FUTURE: 1) PLTS SHOULD BE MORE AWARE OF NONSTANDARD TXWY MARKINGS THROUGH A REVIEW OF THE AIM. 2) CTLRS SHOULD NEVER ASSUME THAT ACR PLTS ARE FAMILIAR WITH AN ARPT THAT THEY ARE NOT BASED AT AND POSSIBLY CHANGE THE INSTRUCTION TO 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23L ON RWY 23.'

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.