Air carrier medium large transport given late clearance to hold short stopped across hold line and a...

Attributes
ACN	80559
Time
Date	198801
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 450 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	80559
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was taxiing flight into position on runway 18C washington national airport with an air carrier B large transport on j-off roll, when washington tower changed their mind the last minute, and told me to, 'hold short.' I executed their command immediately but the aircraft went beyond the hold short lines and washington tower made air carrier C do a go around. The yellow hold lines were hard to see due to sand covering them up and the darkness. I had a washington ARTCC controller in jump seat and he didn't see how I could have handled it any differently. It was a last minute hold short and we were just a little close to the active runway. The air carrier behind me advised washington national tower we were beyond the yellow 'hold short lines'. One solution would be to keep those lines brightened up more often in the winter time. Also maybe some yellow bar type lights for night time would help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG GIVEN LATE CLRNC TO HOLD SHORT STOPPED ACROSS HOLD LINE AND ACFT ON APCH HAD TO EXECUTE GO AROUND.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING FLT INTO POSITION ON RWY 18C WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPT WITH AN ACR B LGT ON J-OFF ROLL, WHEN WASHINGTON TWR CHANGED THEIR MIND THE LAST MINUTE, AND TOLD ME TO, 'HOLD SHORT.' I EXECUTED THEIR COMMAND IMMEDIATELY BUT THE ACFT WENT BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINES AND WASHINGTON TWR MADE ACR C DO A GO AROUND. THE YELLOW HOLD LINES WERE HARD TO SEE DUE TO SAND COVERING THEM UP AND THE DARKNESS. I HAD A WASHINGTON ARTCC CTLR IN JUMP SEAT AND HE DIDN'T SEE HOW I COULD HAVE HANDLED IT ANY DIFFERENTLY. IT WAS A LAST MINUTE HOLD SHORT AND WE WERE JUST A LITTLE CLOSE TO THE ACTIVE RWY. THE AIR CARRIER BEHIND ME ADVISED WASHINGTON NATIONAL TWR WE WERE BEYOND THE YELLOW 'HOLD SHORT LINES'. ONE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO KEEP THOSE LINES BRIGHTENED UP MORE OFTEN IN THE WINTER TIME. ALSO MAYBE SOME YELLOW BAR TYPE LIGHTS FOR NIGHT TIME WOULD HELP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Air carrier medium large transport given late clearance to hold short stopped across hold line and aircraft on approach had to execute go around.