A B737 crew, taxiing for takeoff at sna, taxied past the hold short line.

Attributes
ACN	541475
Time
Date	200203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : vacating altitude landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	541475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	541476
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tower issued us a clearance to cross runway 19L and hold short of runway 19R. I crossed runway 19L threshold and continued to taxi towards the threshold of runway 19R. I was preoccupied with checking the final approach course of runway 19R and had a momentary lapse of attention and taxied about 20 ft across the runway 19R hold line before stopping the aircraft. I had the copilot tell the tower that we had crossed the line and they issued a go around to a light twin on what seemed to be on a 2 mi final. After the go around by the twin, tower directed us to position and hold and the remainder of the flight progressed normally. I called the tower supervisor upon reaching sjc and they said that the controller had worked things out. End of story. In the future I will refocus my attention on the task at hand and not let distractions interfere with taxiing the aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 541476: after calling the tower controller on the phone, she said she hadn't even noticed that we were past the line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT SNA, TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: TWR ISSUED US A CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 19L AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19R. I CROSSED RWY 19L THRESHOLD AND CONTINUED TO TAXI TOWARDS THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 19R. I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH CHKING THE FINAL APCH COURSE OF RWY 19R AND HAD A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF ATTN AND TAXIED ABOUT 20 FT ACROSS THE RWY 19R HOLD LINE BEFORE STOPPING THE ACFT. I HAD THE COPLT TELL THE TWR THAT WE HAD CROSSED THE LINE AND THEY ISSUED A GAR TO A LIGHT TWIN ON WHAT SEEMED TO BE ON A 2 MI FINAL. AFTER THE GAR BY THE TWIN, TWR DIRECTED US TO POS AND HOLD AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT PROGRESSED NORMALLY. I CALLED THE TWR SUPVR UPON REACHING SJC AND THEY SAID THAT THE CTLR HAD WORKED THINGS OUT. END OF STORY. IN THE FUTURE I WILL REFOCUS MY ATTN ON THE TASK AT HAND AND NOT LET DISTRACTIONS INTERFERE WITH TAXIING THE ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 541476: AFTER CALLING THE TWR CTLR ON THE PHONE, SHE SAID SHE HADN'T EVEN NOTICED THAT WE WERE PAST THE LINE.

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.