Flight crew of widebody transport cleared to runway taxied onto runway.

Attributes
ACN	148497
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aua
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	148497
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At gate we asked for engine startup and taxi. Ground control cleared us to start up/taxi via alf taxiway to runway 11. I changed frequency (per company procedure) to get takeoff closeout data. At this time, the captain taxied onto runway 11 as cleared. Tower told us that we were not cleared onto runway 11. We questioned controller, saying we were told to taxi via runway 11. After questioning controller a second time, he told us to continue taxiing on runway 11. With a 2-M cockpit crew, it is very important not to leave 1 pilot using a few west/O the other listening. It is very common to be given instruction by controllers during very important phases of flight (landing rollout, takeoff rollout, etc).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF WDB CLEARED TO RWY TAXIED ONTO RWY.

Narrative: AT GATE WE ASKED FOR ENG STARTUP AND TAXI. GND CTL CLRED US TO START UP/TAXI VIA ALF TXWY TO RWY 11. I CHANGED FREQ (PER COMPANY PROC) TO GET TKOF CLOSEOUT DATA. AT THIS TIME, THE CAPT TAXIED ONTO RWY 11 AS CLRED. TWR TOLD US THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED ONTO RWY 11. WE QUESTIONED CTLR, SAYING WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI VIA RWY 11. AFTER QUESTIONING CTLR A SECOND TIME, HE TOLD US TO CONTINUE TAXIING ON RWY 11. WITH A 2-M COCKPIT CREW, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO LEAVE 1 PLT USING A FEW W/O THE OTHER LISTENING. IT IS VERY COMMON TO BE GIVEN INSTRUCTION BY CTLRS DURING VERY IMPORTANT PHASES OF FLT (LNDG ROLLOUT, TKOF ROLLOUT, ETC).

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.