Narrative:

On visual approach to runway 6R, we were sidestepped to land on runway 6L. After landing, tower advised us to exit runway at taxiway west to hold short runway 6R, which we did. We mistook the hold short line for runway 6L as the line for runway 6R. The controller advised us of our mistake. The correct hold short line would have left our tail protruding out on the runway that we just had landed on. This goes against any training or instinct we have as pilots! Controllers should make pilots aware of this confign if they plan us to exit in this manner. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that his company uses in-house airport charts and not the usual commercial chart. The hold short lines were depicted on all the txwys between the runway except taxiway west. There was no note on the chart indicating the unusual placement of the lines. The company charting department has been notified of the problem. There were signs abeam the lines that were accurate, however, they were not noticed until it was too late. ATCT controller was quick to catch the mistake and seemed to be prepared for it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER LNDG RWY 6L AT CLE, AN ACR CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 6R BEFORE NOTICING THE UNUSUAL PLACEMENT OF THE LINES REQUIRING A STOP THAT WOULD LEAVE THE ACFT PROTRUDING INTO THE RWY (RWY 6L) THAT HAD BEEN JUST USED FOR LNDG.

Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 6R, WE WERE SIDESTEPPED TO LAND ON RWY 6L. AFTER LNDG, TWR ADVISED US TO EXIT RWY AT TXWY W TO HOLD SHORT RWY 6R, WHICH WE DID. WE MISTOOK THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 6L AS THE LINE FOR RWY 6R. THE CTLR ADVISED US OF OUR MISTAKE. THE CORRECT HOLD SHORT LINE WOULD HAVE LEFT OUR TAIL PROTRUDING OUT ON THE RWY THAT WE JUST HAD LANDED ON. THIS GOES AGAINST ANY TRAINING OR INSTINCT WE HAVE AS PLTS! CTLRS SHOULD MAKE PLTS AWARE OF THIS CONFIGN IF THEY PLAN US TO EXIT IN THIS MANNER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT HIS COMPANY USES IN-HOUSE ARPT CHARTS AND NOT THE USUAL COMMERCIAL CHART. THE HOLD SHORT LINES WERE DEPICTED ON ALL THE TXWYS BTWN THE RWY EXCEPT TXWY W. THERE WAS NO NOTE ON THE CHART INDICATING THE UNUSUAL PLACEMENT OF THE LINES. THE COMPANY CHARTING DEPT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROB. THERE WERE SIGNS ABEAM THE LINES THAT WERE ACCURATE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT NOTICED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. ATCT CTLR WAS QUICK TO CATCH THE MISTAKE AND SEEMED TO BE PREPARED FOR IT.

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.