LJ25 crew, taxiing for takeoff at mkl, taxied past the departure runway hold short line.

Attributes
ACN	535496
Time
Date	200201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mkl.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	535496
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared from parking to taxi to runway 20 at the mckellar sipes regional airport. The controller said 'XXXX cross runway 29, taxi to and hold short of runway 20.' I proceeded northbound on the parallel taxiway and crossed runway 29. As I continued the taxi towards runway 20 I saw the hold line and applied heavy braking in order to avoid crossing it. At the point at which I was able to stop the aircraft, the nose of the aircraft was approximately 4 ft over the hold line. Because the sun was setting and the hold line was in an unusual location I was taken by surprise when I did see the hold line, and was unable to avoid partially crossing it. I would highly recommend because of the location of this hold line, a sign next to the hold line, which would enable pilots to see the location of the line and avoid crossing it in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ25 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT MKL, TAXIED PAST THE DEP RWY HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FROM PARKING TO TAXI TO RWY 20 AT THE MCKELLAR SIPES REGIONAL ARPT. THE CTLR SAID 'XXXX CROSS RWY 29, TAXI TO AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 20.' I PROCEEDED NORTHBOUND ON THE PARALLEL TXWY AND CROSSED RWY 29. AS I CONTINUED THE TAXI TOWARDS RWY 20 I SAW THE HOLD LINE AND APPLIED HVY BRAKING IN ORDER TO AVOID CROSSING IT. AT THE POINT AT WHICH I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACFT, THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS APPROX 4 FT OVER THE HOLD LINE. BECAUSE THE SUN WAS SETTING AND THE HOLD LINE WAS IN AN UNUSUAL LOCATION I WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE WHEN I DID SEE THE HOLD LINE, AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID PARTIALLY CROSSING IT. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THIS HOLD LINE, A SIGN NEXT TO THE HOLD LINE, WHICH WOULD ENABLE PLTS TO SEE THE LOCATION OF THE LINE AND AVOID CROSSING IT IN THE FUTURE.

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.