Narrative:

On a visual approach to charleston; sc; runway 21; first officer flying; cleared to land. On short final; the first officer announced 'where's that guy going?' and pointed out a beech bonanza that had rolled past the hold short line for runway 21 on taxiway a. The bonanza was well beyond the hold short line for the runway; but was well clear of the runway edge and was stopped. Contributing to this incident were the placement of the hold short line on taxiway a; which is placed abnormally far from the edge of runway 21; and the quality of the controllers at chs; a mixed use facility. I have had several incidents at chs over the yrs due to controller ineptitude (vectors into severe WX; clearance to land with C-5's occupying the runway; etc). I believe that the tower personnel should have been aware of the bonanza's position on the aerodrome on a clear saturday afternoon; and should have addressed the issue long before we were virtually in the flare to land.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CLRED BY ATC FOR RWY 21 AT CHS; OBSERVED BE35 ON TXWY A PASSED THE HOLD LINE BUT CLR OF EDGE LINE AND ELECTED TO LAND.

Narrative: ON A VISUAL APCH TO CHARLESTON; SC; RWY 21; FO FLYING; CLRED TO LAND. ON SHORT FINAL; THE FO ANNOUNCED 'WHERE'S THAT GUY GOING?' AND POINTED OUT A BEECH BONANZA THAT HAD ROLLED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 21 ON TXWY A. THE BONANZA WAS WELL BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR THE RWY; BUT WAS WELL CLR OF THE RWY EDGE AND WAS STOPPED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT WERE THE PLACEMENT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE ON TXWY A; WHICH IS PLACED ABNORMALLY FAR FROM THE EDGE OF RWY 21; AND THE QUALITY OF THE CTLRS AT CHS; A MIXED USE FACILITY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS AT CHS OVER THE YRS DUE TO CTLR INEPTITUDE (VECTORS INTO SEVERE WX; CLRNC TO LAND WITH C-5'S OCCUPYING THE RWY; ETC). I BELIEVE THAT THE TWR PERSONNEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE BONANZA'S POS ON THE AERODROME ON A CLR SATURDAY AFTERNOON; AND SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE LONG BEFORE WE WERE VIRTUALLY IN THE FLARE TO LAND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.