A B757 flight crew while taxiing, crosses the ILS hold short line.

Attributes
ACN	575670
Time
Date	200303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	575670
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe excursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When first turning south onto taxiway D from ramp, I noticed some yellow lights further down the taxiway. I was distraction with some flight deck duties as I approached the lights and did not stop. I did not realize that they were ILS hold lights until I had already passed them. After I passed the lights, we were cleared to taxi into position and hold. With the 10 mi visibility, my mind set was not that instrument approachs would be in progress although the ceiling, which was difficult to see at night, was 700 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLT CREW WHILE TAXIING, CROSSES THE ILS HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: WHEN FIRST TURNING S ONTO TXWY D FROM RAMP, I NOTICED SOME YELLOW LIGHTS FURTHER DOWN THE TXWY. I WAS DISTR WITH SOME FLT DECK DUTIES AS I APCHED THE LIGHTS AND DID NOT STOP. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THEY WERE ILS HOLD LIGHTS UNTIL I HAD ALREADY PASSED THEM. AFTER I PASSED THE LIGHTS, WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. WITH THE 10 MI VISIBILITY, MY MIND SET WAS NOT THAT INST APCHS WOULD BE IN PROGRESS ALTHOUGH THE CEILING, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT, WAS 700 FT.

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.