Air carrier large transport unauthorized runway crossing after landing at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	106295
Time
Date	198903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	106295
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I, as first officer, and pilot at the controls landing on runway 4R at jfk airport. Ceiling was 300' overcast and visibility 1/2 mi in snow. After landing, the captain took the controls to taxi and tower instructed us to proceed via taxiway flight attendant and F, to hold short of 4L and remain tower frequency. My attention was diverted inside the cockpit while performing after landing checks. When I again looked outside to monitor our taxi progress, I recognized we had already taxied onto 4L, possibly due in part to runway lights, taxi lights, stop bar lights and runway sign being obscured or covered by snow. At this time the entire crew recognized the error and after crossing 4L I contacted ground control. They instructed us to return to tower control who then asked if he had cleared us to cross. After replying that we hadn't seen the runway, tower instructed us to contact ground. We then continued to our gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT UNAUTH RWY CROSSING AFTER LNDG AT JFK.

Narrative: I, AS F/O, AND PLT AT THE CONTROLS LNDG ON RWY 4R AT JFK ARPT. CEILING WAS 300' OVERCAST AND VISIBILITY 1/2 MI IN SNOW. AFTER LNDG, THE CAPT TOOK THE CONTROLS TO TAXI AND TWR INSTRUCTED US TO PROCEED VIA TXWY FA AND F, TO HOLD SHORT OF 4L AND REMAIN TWR FREQ. MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED INSIDE THE COCKPIT WHILE PERFORMING AFTER LNDG CHKS. WHEN I AGAIN LOOKED OUTSIDE TO MONITOR OUR TAXI PROGRESS, I RECOGNIZED WE HAD ALREADY TAXIED ONTO 4L, POSSIBLY DUE IN PART TO RWY LIGHTS, TAXI LIGHTS, STOP BAR LIGHTS AND RWY SIGN BEING OBSCURED OR COVERED BY SNOW. AT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE CREW RECOGNIZED THE ERROR AND AFTER XING 4L I CONTACTED GND CTL. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO RETURN TO TWR CTL WHO THEN ASKED IF HE HAD CLRED US TO CROSS. AFTER REPLYING THAT WE HADN'T SEEN THE RWY, TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT GND. WE THEN CONTINUED TO OUR GATE.

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.