Light transport taxies onto runway in front of landing traffic, landing traffic goes around.

Attributes
ACN	116255
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	116255
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were holding short of runway 12L for runway 17 at D. The plane was power steering on the rudder pedals instead of a tiller, so I told my first officer it was his plane and that we were holding short of 12L for 17. Tower told us to taxi across 12L and position and hold 17. As we were crossing 12L we were then cleared for immediate takeoff runway 17. At that point I looked up and saw a turboprop on final for 12R, then I looked down in the cockpit to perform the final items. By the time I looked up again my first officer had taxied onto runway 12R. Tower had the turboprop go around. Obviously I am at fault, however there were some contributing factors. One of these was the mistake made by the first officer. Another was the construction taking place at the intersection of these runways. The markings are confusing. Finally, something that the controller told me later on the phone, he forgot to tell us to hold short of 12R when we were told to position and hold 17. This probably would have clued in my first officer. I had my head inside at a very inappropriate time, plain and simple.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT TAXIES ONTO RWY IN FRONT OF LNDG TRAFFIC, LNDG TRAFFIC GOES AROUND.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 12L FOR RWY 17 AT D. THE PLANE WAS POWER STEERING ON THE RUDDER PEDALS INSTEAD OF A TILLER, SO I TOLD MY F/O IT WAS HIS PLANE AND THAT WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF 12L FOR 17. TWR TOLD US TO TAXI ACROSS 12L AND POSITION AND HOLD 17. AS WE WERE XING 12L WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF RWY 17. AT THAT POINT I LOOKED UP AND SAW A TURBOPROP ON FINAL FOR 12R, THEN I LOOKED DOWN IN THE COCKPIT TO PERFORM THE FINAL ITEMS. BY THE TIME I LOOKED UP AGAIN MY F/O HAD TAXIED ONTO RWY 12R. TWR HAD THE TURBOPROP GO AROUND. OBVIOUSLY I AM AT FAULT, HOWEVER THERE WERE SOME CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. ONE OF THESE WAS THE MISTAKE MADE BY THE F/O. ANOTHER WAS THE CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE AT THE INTXN OF THESE RWYS. THE MARKINGS ARE CONFUSING. FINALLY, SOMETHING THAT THE CTLR TOLD ME LATER ON THE PHONE, HE FORGOT TO TELL US TO HOLD SHORT OF 12R WHEN WE WERE TOLD TO POSITION AND HOLD 17. THIS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CLUED IN MY F/O. I HAD MY HEAD INSIDE AT A VERY INAPPROPRIATE TIME, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

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.