Unauthorized runway entry for commuter small transport taxiing at day.

Attributes
ACN	155913
Time
Date	199008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	155913
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As we signaled the ramp attendant of our 'ready to taxi,' my first officer called ground control for taxi clearance. Several aircraft were on the frequency and I was paying close attention to my turnaround. I understood (taxi to runway 24L.' as we came out of the gate area, I began completing my first flight of the day systems check. As I approached another runway (18), I stopped momentarily and looked to my right and my left. I noticed what appeared to be a landing light on my left. I slowed my taxi and was about to verify my taxi clearance. At that time, ground control instructed me to 'hold short.' my first officer then stated that we were initially instructed to taxi to runway 24L, hold short of 18. He then apologized. We were about 10' across the hold line. The other aircraft (a cpr mdt Y jet) landed and turned off before reaching our position down the runway. Ground control then instructed us to 'cross 18.' nothing else was ever said to us by day ground. I feel that my crew member and I became to engulfed with our duties, whereas we should not have needed to be reminded. I also feel that crew members should be trained to verify a simple clearance at any runway/taxiway crossing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY FOR COMMUTER SMT TAXIING AT DAY.

Narrative: AS WE SIGNALED THE RAMP ATTENDANT OF OUR 'READY TO TAXI,' MY F/O CALLED GND CTL FOR TAXI CLRNC. SEVERAL ACFT WERE ON THE FREQ AND I WAS PAYING CLOSE ATTN TO MY TURNAROUND. I UNDERSTOOD (TAXI TO RWY 24L.' AS WE CAME OUT OF THE GATE AREA, I BEGAN COMPLETING MY FIRST FLT OF THE DAY SYSTEMS CHK. AS I APCHED ANOTHER RWY (18), I STOPPED MOMENTARILY AND LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND MY LEFT. I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LNDG LIGHT ON MY LEFT. I SLOWED MY TAXI AND WAS ABOUT TO VERIFY MY TAXI CLRNC. AT THAT TIME, GND CTL INSTRUCTED ME TO 'HOLD SHORT.' MY F/O THEN STATED THAT WE WERE INITIALLY INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 24L, HOLD SHORT OF 18. HE THEN APOLOGIZED. WE WERE ABOUT 10' ACROSS THE HOLD LINE. THE OTHER ACFT (A CPR MDT Y JET) LANDED AND TURNED OFF BEFORE REACHING OUR POS DOWN THE RWY. GND CTL THEN INSTRUCTED US TO 'CROSS 18.' NOTHING ELSE WAS EVER SAID TO US BY DAY GND. I FEEL THAT MY CREW MEMBER AND I BECAME TO ENGULFED WITH OUR DUTIES, WHEREAS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REMINDED. I ALSO FEEL THAT CREW MEMBERS SHOULD BE TRAINED TO VERIFY A SIMPLE CLRNC AT ANY RWY/TXWY XING.

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.