Unauthorized runway entry crossing.

Attributes
ACN	174152
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	174152
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxi from X aviation to Y aviation. Instructed to hold short of active runway. After this instruction was received, the captain told me to switch to clearance delivery and get our clearance. As I was trying to get clearance, I was looked down to write and we crossed the active runway in front of a landing large transport. The pilot may have been thinking ahead too far for the flight by wanting to get the clearance. He should have waited to get clearance at other FBO. Both pilots should be aware of surroundings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY CROSSING.

Narrative: TAXI FROM X AVIATION TO Y AVIATION. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF ACTIVE RWY. AFTER THIS INSTRUCTION WAS RECEIVED, THE CAPT TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO CLRNC DELIVERY AND GET OUR CLRNC. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET CLRNC, I WAS LOOKED DOWN TO WRITE AND WE CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY IN FRONT OF A LNDG LGT. THE PLT MAY HAVE BEEN THINKING AHEAD TOO FAR FOR THE FLT BY WANTING TO GET THE CLRNC. HE SHOULD HAVE WAITED TO GET CLRNC AT OTHER FBO. BOTH PLTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF SURROUNDINGS.

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.