Narrative:

F16's were conducting training operations at sgh, a joint-use military/civilian airport. I wanted to expose my student to tower-controled operations, since we normally fly from a small grass strip. Upon calling sgh tower, we were told to enter a left downwind for runway 24. Tower asked the flight of F16's to hold at the marker for the ILS to runway 24. Once on the downwind, we were cleared to land runway 24 and asked to keep our pattern tight. On base leg, tower asked us to plan to clear the runway at the first taxiway (approximately 1000 ft down the runway), taxiway B. I attempted, but was unable to clear at taxiway B. It was close. Consequently I was at a very slow speed when tower asked me to hurry to the next taxiway H. This was probably 1000-1500 ft further down runway 24. The F16's were now on the approach to runway 24 behind us. The tower instructed us to clear the runway at taxiway H and 'taxi past the hold short line and contact ground.' I was not familiar with this particular intersection, which has an unusual confign. As I cleared the runway, I thought that I saw the hold short line pass under the aircraft. I stopped and called ground. It suddenly got very loud in the cockpit as the 2 F16's were sent around by the tower. We couldn't hear anything that ground control was saying. As it turns out, I had not taxied past the hold short, but had stopped well short of it. In my rush to clear the runway I did not carefully look for the hold short line, but convinced myself that I had seen it where I expected it to be. I was truly surprised when the ground controller pointed out to me that the hold short line was actually a good 30 ft in front of me. I learned that tower had to send the F16's around because I was 'technically' not clear of the runway. Reflecting on all of this, I think that it was probably a bad idea to try and do primary student training at this airport while the F16's were doing training. We were being rushed, tower was busy, and F16's and piper colts don't mix well in a traffic pattern. I also learned (again) not to let one's expectations to obscure reality. Listen closely to instructions and double-check that I've met the requirements of those instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PLT IN PA22 ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO CLR RWY 24 AT SGH AFTER LNDG. FLT OF 2 F16'S HAVE TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: F16'S WERE CONDUCTING TRAINING OPS AT SGH, A JOINT-USE MIL/CIVILIAN ARPT. I WANTED TO EXPOSE MY STUDENT TO TWR-CTLED OPS, SINCE WE NORMALLY FLY FROM A SMALL GRASS STRIP. UPON CALLING SGH TWR, WE WERE TOLD TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24. TWR ASKED THE FLT OF F16'S TO HOLD AT THE MARKER FOR THE ILS TO RWY 24. ONCE ON THE DOWNWIND, WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 24 AND ASKED TO KEEP OUR PATTERN TIGHT. ON BASE LEG, TWR ASKED US TO PLAN TO CLR THE RWY AT THE FIRST TXWY (APPROX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY), TXWY B. I ATTEMPTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLR AT TXWY B. IT WAS CLOSE. CONSEQUENTLY I WAS AT A VERY SLOW SPD WHEN TWR ASKED ME TO HURRY TO THE NEXT TXWY H. THIS WAS PROBABLY 1000-1500 FT FURTHER DOWN RWY 24. THE F16'S WERE NOW ON THE APCH TO RWY 24 BEHIND US. THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CLR THE RWY AT TXWY H AND 'TAXI PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND CONTACT GND.' I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR INTXN, WHICH HAS AN UNUSUAL CONFIGN. AS I CLRED THE RWY, I THOUGHT THAT I SAW THE HOLD SHORT LINE PASS UNDER THE ACFT. I STOPPED AND CALLED GND. IT SUDDENLY GOT VERY LOUD IN THE COCKPIT AS THE 2 F16'S WERE SENT AROUND BY THE TWR. WE COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING THAT GND CTL WAS SAYING. AS IT TURNS OUT, I HAD NOT TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT, BUT HAD STOPPED WELL SHORT OF IT. IN MY RUSH TO CLR THE RWY I DID NOT CAREFULLY LOOK FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINE, BUT CONVINCED MYSELF THAT I HAD SEEN IT WHERE I EXPECTED IT TO BE. I WAS TRULY SURPRISED WHEN THE GND CTLR POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE HOLD SHORT LINE WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD 30 FT IN FRONT OF ME. I LEARNED THAT TWR HAD TO SEND THE F16'S AROUND BECAUSE I WAS 'TECHNICALLY' NOT CLR OF THE RWY. REFLECTING ON ALL OF THIS, I THINK THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD IDEA TO TRY AND DO PRIMARY STUDENT TRAINING AT THIS ARPT WHILE THE F16'S WERE DOING TRAINING. WE WERE BEING RUSHED, TWR WAS BUSY, AND F16'S AND PIPER COLTS DON'T MIX WELL IN A TFC PATTERN. I ALSO LEARNED (AGAIN) NOT TO LET ONE'S EXPECTATIONS TO OBSCURE REALITY. LISTEN CLOSELY TO INSTRUCTIONS AND DOUBLE-CHK THAT I'VE MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE INSTRUCTIONS.

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.