Narrative:

Ground control had cleared me to taxi to runway 29. Another company aircraft had been cleared to taxi to runway 34. I misunderstood the controller's instructions and taxied across runway 11/29. My crew and I arrived at the aircraft 1 hour, 30 mins late due to crew rest requirements. We were hurrying to get back on schedule. Neither my first officer nor myself are that familiar with the westchester airport. Contributing factors: rushing to get back on schedule, operating on a new airport, and confusing my taxi instructions with those given to another aircraft. I was advised by ground control that I had taxied across runway 11/29. Lessons learned: 1) don't rush, especially when operating on a new and unfamiliar airport. 2) if you are not sure of instructions, stop and ask. Supplemental information from acn 140815: as the captain taxied the aircraft I proceeded with the checklist and setting up the radios. Although not mandated, this is usually accomplished prior to taxiing, but because of the behind schedule situation, we elected to set them up while taxiing. I repeated the taxi instructions to the captain, he acknowledged. I periodically cleared the area during taxi while accomplishing the checklist and setting of the radios. I went back to my duties prior to the intersection of the taxiway and runway 29. I cleared the area 7-10 seconds later and noticed we had crossed runway 29 and were headed for runway 34.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY TRANSGRESSION DURING TAXI.

Narrative: GND CTL HAD CLRED ME TO TAXI TO RWY 29. ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT HAD BEEN CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 34. I MISUNDERSTOOD THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS AND TAXIED ACROSS RWY 11/29. MY CREW AND I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT 1 HR, 30 MINS LATE DUE TO CREW REST REQUIREMENTS. WE WERE HURRYING TO GET BACK ON SCHEDULE. NEITHER MY F/O NOR MYSELF ARE THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE WESTCHESTER ARPT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: RUSHING TO GET BACK ON SCHEDULE, OPERATING ON A NEW ARPT, AND CONFUSING MY TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WITH THOSE GIVEN TO ANOTHER ACFT. I WAS ADVISED BY GND CTL THAT I HAD TAXIED ACROSS RWY 11/29. LESSONS LEARNED: 1) DON'T RUSH, ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING ON A NEW AND UNFAMILIAR ARPT. 2) IF YOU ARE NOT SURE OF INSTRUCTIONS, STOP AND ASK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 140815: AS THE CAPT TAXIED THE ACFT I PROCEEDED WITH THE CHKLIST AND SETTING UP THE RADIOS. ALTHOUGH NOT MANDATED, THIS IS USUALLY ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO TAXIING, BUT BECAUSE OF THE BEHIND SCHEDULE SITUATION, WE ELECTED TO SET THEM UP WHILE TAXIING. I REPEATED THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CAPT, HE ACKNOWLEDGED. I PERIODICALLY CLRED THE AREA DURING TAXI WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE CHKLIST AND SETTING OF THE RADIOS. I WENT BACK TO MY DUTIES PRIOR TO THE INTXN OF THE TXWY AND RWY 29. I CLRED THE AREA 7-10 SECS LATER AND NOTICED WE HAD CROSSED RWY 29 AND WERE HEADED FOR RWY 34.

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