While a controller change was happening; the local controller reported crossing two aircraft and did...

Attributes
ACN	1472970
Time
Date	201708
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	EWR.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

After landing in ewr; on runway 4R; we were holding short of 4L on K. Aircraft X was cleared for take off 4L; and then tower told us (aircraft Y) to cross 4L and contact ground control. Aircraft X was already up to speed and well past (I'm guessing) taxiway north or C. My first officer read back the crossing instructions but I declined to move. After aircraft X passed our intersection; I crossed and we switched to ground control. At no point did any part of my aircraft cross the hold short line until after the departing aircraft was well off the ground. Tower and ground were very busy; and I'm not sure they even noticed it. We taxied to the gate with ground. I attempted to call the tower via phone multiple times once off duty; but there was consistently no answer. Coordinating with dispatch; I obtained a different phone number for their ground control/ops; and I gave them my name and phone number. At the time of this report; I am still waiting for [them] to call me back. I also emailed our chief pilot to inform her of the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While a controller change was happening; the Local Controller reported crossing two aircraft and did not observe a departing aircraft on the runway. The ERJ170 Captain reported they did not move because they saw the departing aircraft.

Narrative: After landing in EWR; on runway 4R; we were holding short of 4L on K. Aircraft X was cleared for take off 4L; and then tower told us (Aircraft Y) to cross 4L and contact ground control. Aircraft X was already up to speed and well past (I'm guessing) taxiway N or C. My First Officer read back the crossing instructions but I declined to move. After Aircraft X passed our intersection; I crossed and we switched to ground control. At no point did any part of my aircraft cross the hold short line until after the departing aircraft was well off the ground. Tower and ground were very busy; and I'm not sure they even noticed it. We taxied to the gate with ground. I attempted to call the tower via phone multiple times once off duty; but there was consistently no answer. Coordinating with Dispatch; I obtained a different phone number for their ground control/ops; and I gave them my name and phone number. At the time of this report; I am still waiting for [them] to call me back. I also emailed our Chief Pilot to inform her of the incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

While a controller change was happening; the local controller reported crossing two aircraft and did not observe a departing aircraft on the runway. The ERJ170 captain reported they did not move because they saw the departing aircraft.