Runway incursion by a DC9-30 flight crew when they fail to note the location of the hold short line ...

Attributes
ACN	636875
Time
Date	200411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdt.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tmb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	636875
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory 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:

I have flown in and out of mdt many times, but this was the first time since we changed over into the new passenger terminal and a new taxiway confign. We were given a clearance to taxi to runway 31. The distance from the new terminal to the end of runway 31 is now much shorter than from the old terminal. I was busy reading checklist. Runway 31 has a displaced threshold and with the old taxiway confign you had to back taxi to use the full length of runway 31. With the new taxiway confign, taxiway 'a' proceeds to the full length of runway 31. When we contacted harrisburg tower prior to turning the corner on taxiway 'a' the tower controller said we had passed the hold short line. The captain and I both thought the hold short line was further in front of us around the turn. Upon looking at the airport diagram, it shows a hot spot at the hold line that we passed. The tower controller informed us that there were no problems. There were no other aircraft in the area at the time. In my mind I just assumed there was a hold short line around the turn just prior to the runway like most airports. I know now with the new confign, I should have paid a lot more attention to the airport diagram and airport signage. Also, with the short taxi distance, we could have run the pretkof checklist while stopped so that both pilots could have full attention directed to the new taxi route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION BY A DC9-30 FLT CREW WHEN THEY FAIL TO NOTE THE LOCATION OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 31 ON TXWY A'S HOT SPOT AREA AT MDT.

Narrative: I HAVE FLOWN IN AND OUT OF MDT MANY TIMES, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE CHANGED OVER INTO THE NEW PAX TERMINAL AND A NEW TXWY CONFIGN. WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 31. THE DISTANCE FROM THE NEW TERMINAL TO THE END OF RWY 31 IS NOW MUCH SHORTER THAN FROM THE OLD TERMINAL. I WAS BUSY READING CHKLIST. RWY 31 HAS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND WITH THE OLD TXWY CONFIGN YOU HAD TO BACK TAXI TO USE THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY 31. WITH THE NEW TXWY CONFIGN, TXWY 'A' PROCEEDS TO THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY 31. WHEN WE CONTACTED HARRISBURG TWR PRIOR TO TURNING THE CORNER ON TXWY 'A' THE TWR CTLR SAID WE HAD PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE CAPT AND I BOTH THOUGHT THE HOLD SHORT LINE WAS FURTHER IN FRONT OF US AROUND THE TURN. UPON LOOKING AT THE ARPT DIAGRAM, IT SHOWS A HOT SPOT AT THE HOLD LINE THAT WE PASSED. THE TWR CTLR INFORMED US THAT THERE WERE NO PROBS. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA AT THE TIME. IN MY MIND I JUST ASSUMED THERE WAS A HOLD SHORT LINE AROUND THE TURN JUST PRIOR TO THE RWY LIKE MOST ARPTS. I KNOW NOW WITH THE NEW CONFIGN, I SHOULD HAVE PAID A LOT MORE ATTN TO THE ARPT DIAGRAM AND ARPT SIGNAGE. ALSO, WITH THE SHORT TAXI DISTANCE, WE COULD HAVE RUN THE PRETKOF CHKLIST WHILE STOPPED SO THAT BOTH PLTS COULD HAVE FULL ATTN DIRECTED TO THE NEW TAXI RTE.

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.

Runway incursion by a DC9-30 flight crew when they fail to note the location of the hold short line for runway 31 on taxiway a's hot spot area at mdt.