During lahso, pilot misses hold short line at ric.

Attributes
ACN	547566
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22.7 flight time total : 2328 flight time type : 1004
ASRS Report	547566
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed on runway 34 and tower instructed to taxi to the end of runway 34, and hold short of runway 20. Meanwhile, a jet was landing on runway 2. I did as instructed, but failed to realize that the hold short line on runway 34 is well before the end of runway 34, so I taxied past that point expecting a hold short line parallel to runway 20, across the short piece of taxiway Q which connects the ends of the 2 runways. After I stopped short of runway 20, I called tower for permission to cross, and got an earful of unhappiness from the tower controller for crossing the hold short line. He said if I didn't understand the instruction, I should have asked for clarification. We didn't appear to understand that his instructions were perfectly clear, and I understood them perfectly -- I just didn't realize that the hold short lien for runway 20 was nowhere near runway 20, but well back on runway 34.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING LAHSO, PLT MISSES HOLD SHORT LINE AT RIC.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 34 AND TWR INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO THE END OF RWY 34, AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 20. MEANWHILE, A JET WAS LNDG ON RWY 2. I DID AS INSTRUCTED, BUT FAILED TO REALIZE THAT THE HOLD SHORT LINE ON RWY 34 IS WELL BEFORE THE END OF RWY 34, SO I TAXIED PAST THAT POINT EXPECTING A HOLD SHORT LINE PARALLEL TO RWY 20, ACROSS THE SHORT PIECE OF TXWY Q WHICH CONNECTS THE ENDS OF THE 2 RWYS. AFTER I STOPPED SHORT OF RWY 20, I CALLED TWR FOR PERMISSION TO CROSS, AND GOT AN EARFUL OF UNHAPPINESS FROM THE TWR CTLR FOR XING THE HOLD SHORT LINE. HE SAID IF I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTION, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION. WE DIDN'T APPEAR TO UNDERSTAND THAT HIS INSTRUCTIONS WERE PERFECTLY CLR, AND I UNDERSTOOD THEM PERFECTLY -- I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE HOLD SHORT LIEN FOR RWY 20 WAS NOWHERE NEAR RWY 20, BUT WELL BACK ON RWY 34.

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.