Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25; Flight Crew Total 20500; Flight Crew Type 125
Distraction; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Workload; Time Pressure; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Runway
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Airport
We taxied out from the FBO to Runway 13. As we approached the area on the parallel taxiway near the end of the runway; we checked in 'ready'. The Local Controller replied to 'hold short of the runway; landing traffic' It was a hazy summer day and on first look down the final approach we could not see the landing Cessna. While looking for the aircraft I failed to see the unusually placed hold short line and inadvertently crossed it. When I realized this; I called the Tower to tell them that I had crossed. The landing aircraft was already on the ground and clearing. He said 'no problem' and cleared us for takeoff. There was no conflict at any time. In the future I will be more diligent in my review of the airport diagram and pay particular attention to the location of 'hold short' lines; looking for unusual placement.
An aircraft crossed the MFE Runway 13 hold short line because it was located so far from the runway.