DC9 flight crew has runway incursion at mia.

Attributes
ACN	556964
Time
Date	200208
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	556964
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	556965
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 12 from the ramp, I crossed runway 9 at taxiway L1 and made a right turn. I had all the taxi lights on (nose lights and ground floods) and did not see the hold line even though I was looking for it. My first officer said, 'we need to stop. We're past the hold line. It was back there somewhere.' immediately followed by tower saying 'aircraft X, hold your position. You're just past the hold line. I told you the lights were out.' that was the first time I'd heard the lights were out. When we came into ZZZ that morning, ATIS NOTAMS included 'hold bar lights for runways 9L and 12 OTS.' that night, ATIS had nothing about the lights OTS, and I didn't hear any controller advise that the lights were out until after I crossed the hold line. 2 aircraft were on final for runway 12. Tower advised each that there was a DC9 just past the hold line but well north of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC HAS RWY INCURSION AT MIA.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 12 FROM THE RAMP, I CROSSED RWY 9 AT TXWY L1 AND MADE A R TURN. I HAD ALL THE TAXI LIGHTS ON (NOSE LIGHTS AND GND FLOODS) AND DID NOT SEE THE HOLD LINE EVEN THOUGH I WAS LOOKING FOR IT. MY FO SAID, 'WE NEED TO STOP. WE'RE PAST THE HOLD LINE. IT WAS BACK THERE SOMEWHERE.' IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY TWR SAYING 'ACFT X, HOLD YOUR POS. YOU'RE JUST PAST THE HOLD LINE. I TOLD YOU THE LIGHTS WERE OUT.' THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D HEARD THE LIGHTS WERE OUT. WHEN WE CAME INTO ZZZ THAT MORNING, ATIS NOTAMS INCLUDED 'HOLD BAR LIGHTS FOR RWYS 9L AND 12 OTS.' THAT NIGHT, ATIS HAD NOTHING ABOUT THE LIGHTS OTS, AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY CTLR ADVISE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT UNTIL AFTER I CROSSED THE HOLD LINE. 2 ACFT WERE ON FINAL FOR RWY 12. TWR ADVISED EACH THAT THERE WAS A DC9 JUST PAST THE HOLD LINE BUT WELL N OF THE RWY.

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.