Narrative:

On 11/sat/2004 approximately at xa:00, I landed on runway 21 at gyr. I exited the runway at taxiway A6. Tower directed me to contact ground control. I did not see the hold short lines, however, so I continued to taxi on taxiway A6 in an attempt to find and pass the hold short lines so as to be clear of the runway. I continued taxiing until I reached taxiway alpha. At this point, tower called me and advised that I had taxied too far and that I needed to contact ground control. I did so and then taxied to parking without further incident. I never saw the hold lines after landing. I assume I taxied right over them. Upon departing gyr later that evening, I noticed that the hold short lines at another intersection were barely visible. I believe several factors contributed to this incident, including the time of day (night), my lack of night flying experience (20 hours), and the condition of the hold short lines at gyr (faded paint, unlit at night, etc). As a corrective action, I plan to take a runway safety program. I will also attempt to gain more experience in night flying and I will pay closer attention when taxiing at night. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot uses the hold short line crossing to contact ground control. When the pilot did not contact ground control the local controller told the pilot to contact ground control. Pilot states all the hold short lines he saw were faded and needed to be repainted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT STATES HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE HOLD SHORT LINES AT GYR.

Narrative: ON 11/SAT/2004 APPROX AT XA:00, I LANDED ON RWY 21 AT GYR. I EXITED THE RWY AT TXWY A6. TWR DIRECTED ME TO CONTACT GND CTL. I DID NOT SEE THE HOLD SHORT LINES, HOWEVER, SO I CONTINUED TO TAXI ON TXWY A6 IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND AND PASS THE HOLD SHORT LINES SO AS TO BE CLR OF THE RWY. I CONTINUED TAXIING UNTIL I REACHED TXWY ALPHA. AT THIS POINT, TWR CALLED ME AND ADVISED THAT I HAD TAXIED TOO FAR AND THAT I NEEDED TO CONTACT GND CTL. I DID SO AND THEN TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I NEVER SAW THE HOLD LINES AFTER LNDG. I ASSUME I TAXIED RIGHT OVER THEM. UPON DEPARTING GYR LATER THAT EVENING, I NOTICED THAT THE HOLD SHORT LINES AT ANOTHER INTXN WERE BARELY VISIBLE. I BELIEVE SEVERAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT, INCLUDING THE TIME OF DAY (NIGHT), MY LACK OF NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE (20 HRS), AND THE CONDITION OF THE HOLD SHORT LINES AT GYR (FADED PAINT, UNLIT AT NIGHT, ETC). AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, I PLAN TO TAKE A RWY SAFETY PROGRAM. I WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO GAIN MORE EXPERIENCE IN NIGHT FLYING AND I WILL PAY CLOSER ATTENTION WHEN TAXIING AT NIGHT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT USES THE HOLD SHORT LINE CROSSING TO CONTACT GND CTL. WHEN THE PLT DID NOT CONTACT GND CTL THE LCL CTLR TOLD THE PLT TO CONTACT GND CTL. PLT STATES ALL THE HOLD SHORT LINES HE SAW WERE FADED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAINTED.

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.