A BA3100 captain admitted crossing the hold short line at roa.

Attributes
ACN	491140
Time
Date	200011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roa.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
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 : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 5 flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	491140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

While taxiing to the active runway at roa (after the taxi checks were completed), the crew was discussing far requirements pertaining to takeoff clrncs. The captain stopped the aircraft prior to the runway, but the nose of the aircraft extended over the runway hold short line. The crew noticed their mistake and asked tower for an immediate takeoff and was cleared by tower. I feel the crew should have been more aware of the hold short line and crew conversations should have been only pertaining to the upcoming takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BA3100 CAPT ADMITTED XING THE HOLD SHORT LINE AT ROA.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RWY AT ROA (AFTER THE TAXI CHKS WERE COMPLETED), THE CREW WAS DISCUSSING FAR REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO TKOF CLRNCS. THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE RWY, BUT THE NOSE OF THE ACFT EXTENDED OVER THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE. THE CREW NOTICED THEIR MISTAKE AND ASKED TWR FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF AND WAS CLRED BY TWR. I FEEL THE CREW SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND CREW CONVERSATIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONLY PERTAINING TO THE UPCOMING TKOF.

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.