Runway transgression. Crossed active runway while taxiing to parking.

Attributes
ACN	114575
Time
Date	198906
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
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 landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	114575
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	114808
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

As we cleared runway 36 (dca) there was a lot of water collected on the pavement as well as moderate rain. We had problems getting the plane to turn due to the wet conditions, and resorted to using reverse on the left side and center engines. The first officer switched to ground control and was cleared to the gate. We crossed 33/15 on J taxiway. We were told to call tower when we got in. I called tower and was informed that we were told to stay with tower upon turning off. Needless to say we never heard the transmission. This may have been a result of windshield wiper noise or just trying to get stopped and turn off. We both discussed if we were clear to the gate and agreed. As we crossed 33 I looked but did not see a light aircraft on final. This was probably due to the rain, small aircraft size and I don't think he had landing lights on. There was no conflict because he landed after we had taxied well clear. The factor of not being able to stop probably was the major cause for not understanding the request to stay with the tower. I don't believe ground and tower talked to each other either. I told tower about the excess water problem before the radio was changed and I can't honestly say whether we were told to stay with them or not, I don't know if we could have done anymore than we did to insure good radio operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY TRANSGRESSION. CROSSED ACTIVE RWY WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING.

Narrative: AS WE CLRED RWY 36 (DCA) THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER COLLECTED ON THE PAVEMENT AS WELL AS MODERATE RAIN. WE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE PLANE TO TURN DUE TO THE WET CONDITIONS, AND RESORTED TO USING REVERSE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND CENTER ENGINES. THE F/O SWITCHED TO GND CTL AND WAS CLRED TO THE GATE. WE CROSSED 33/15 ON J TXWY. WE WERE TOLD TO CALL TWR WHEN WE GOT IN. I CALLED TWR AND WAS INFORMED THAT WE WERE TOLD TO STAY WITH TWR UPON TURNING OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE NEVER HEARD THE XMISSION. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF WINDSHIELD WIPER NOISE OR JUST TRYING TO GET STOPPED AND TURN OFF. WE BOTH DISCUSSED IF WE WERE CLEAR TO THE GATE AND AGREED. AS WE CROSSED 33 I LOOKED BUT DID NOT SEE A LIGHT ACFT ON FINAL. THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE RAIN, SMALL ACFT SIZE AND I DON'T THINK HE HAD LNDG LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT BECAUSE HE LANDED AFTER WE HAD TAXIED WELL CLEAR. THE FACTOR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP PROBABLY WAS THE MAJOR CAUSE FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING THE REQUEST TO STAY WITH THE TWR. I DON'T BELIEVE GND AND TWR TALKED TO EACH OTHER EITHER. I TOLD TWR ABOUT THE EXCESS WATER PROBLEM BEFORE THE RADIO WAS CHANGED AND I CAN'T HONESTLY SAY WHETHER WE WERE TOLD TO STAY WITH THEM OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD HAVE DONE ANYMORE THAN WE DID TO INSURE GOOD RADIO OPERATIONS.

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.