Flight crew of cpr jet aircraft taxied across active runway without authority/authorized.

Attributes
ACN	170504
Time
Date	199102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	170504
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was told to hold short of runway 6-24, but was not sure that was the instructions given by the tower. The movement area was snow-covered and not plowed. It might have been impossible to stop before crossing 6-24 because of the 3' of snow on the taxiway. But, what it boiled down to was a miscom between the crew members themselves and the control tower. (If unsure which runway we should hold short of, we should have asked the tower again. And if we were unable to stop because of snow or ice, we should notify the tower of that before crossing.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CPR JET ACFT TAXIED ACROSS ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT AUTH.

Narrative: WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 6-24, BUT WAS NOT SURE THAT WAS THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE TWR. THE MOVEMENT AREA WAS SNOW-COVERED AND NOT PLOWED. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP BEFORE XING 6-24 BECAUSE OF THE 3' OF SNOW ON THE TXWY. BUT, WHAT IT BOILED DOWN TO WAS A MISCOM BTWN THE CREW MEMBERS THEMSELVES AND THE CTL TWR. (IF UNSURE WHICH RWY WE SHOULD HOLD SHORT OF, WE SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE TWR AGAIN. AND IF WE WERE UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF SNOW OR ICE, WE SHOULD NOTIFY THE TWR OF THAT BEFORE 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.