An MD82 crew, taxiing for takeoff at dca, taxied past the hold short line of departure runway.

Attributes
ACN	533279
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
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 : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	533279
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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 Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing at night to runway 19, I inadvertently stopped the aircraft slightly past the runway 19 hold short line. No traffic was on final to the runway. I immediately informed the tower and requested a left turn into the holding pad for runway 19 to reposition the aircraft. Tower concurred and aircraft repositioned. There was no traffic inbound to the runway and no traffic around my aircraft. Runway 19 hold short line is different to see at night. It is dark and worn in addition to being irregular I shape. Lights outlining the hold short line and new paint would be very helpful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD82 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT DCA, TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF DEP RWY.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING AT NIGHT TO RWY 19, I INADVERTENTLY STOPPED THE ACFT SLIGHTLY PAST THE RWY 19 HOLD SHORT LINE. NO TFC WAS ON FINAL TO THE RWY. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE TWR AND REQUESTED A L TURN INTO THE HOLDING PAD FOR RWY 19 TO REPOSITION THE ACFT. TWR CONCURRED AND ACFT REPOSITIONED. THERE WAS NO TFC INBOUND TO THE RWY AND NO TFC AROUND MY ACFT. RWY 19 HOLD SHORT LINE IS DIFFERENT TO SEE AT NIGHT. IT IS DARK AND WORN IN ADDITION TO BEING IRREGULAR I SHAPE. LIGHTS OUTLINING THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND NEW PAINT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

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.