Air carrier crosses closed runway on taxi in.

Attributes
ACN	184311
Time
Date	199107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mcw
State Reference	IA
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	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop 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 : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	184311
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After getting all the NOTAMS regarding mason city, we understood them to be: 1) runway 12/30 closed, 2) taxiway lights OTS, 3) all taxiways open and normal, 4) men and equipment working adjacent to taxiways delta and echo. We reconfirmed this information 3 times from 1) company NOTAMS, 2) fort dodge FSS, and 3) approach control. We elected to land on runway 35. After landing we turned off on a diagonal taxiway that runs from the end of runway 35 across the field, and across runway 12/30 to the parking ramp. We did not feel it was a problem taxiing across runway 12-30 on the diagonal taxiway since all taxiways were reported as 'open and normal', and since we had done it many times at controled fields when it was the only access to the ramp, other than back-taxiing the entire length of the runway and since there was other traffic in the area we decided not to do that. As we understood it a closed runway with no barriers at the intersecting taxiways cannot be used for takeoff or landing, but can be crossed if clear for purposes of taxiing to other runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CROSSES CLOSED RWY ON TAXI IN.

Narrative: AFTER GETTING ALL THE NOTAMS REGARDING MASON CITY, WE UNDERSTOOD THEM TO BE: 1) RWY 12/30 CLOSED, 2) TAXIWAY LIGHTS OTS, 3) ALL TAXIWAYS OPEN AND NORMAL, 4) MEN AND EQUIP WORKING ADJACENT TO TAXIWAYS DELTA AND ECHO. WE RECONFIRMED THIS INFO 3 TIMES FROM 1) COMPANY NOTAMS, 2) FORT DODGE FSS, AND 3) APCH CTL. WE ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 35. AFTER LNDG WE TURNED OFF ON A DIAGONAL TAXIWAY THAT RUNS FROM THE END OF RWY 35 ACROSS THE FIELD, AND ACROSS RWY 12/30 TO THE PARKING RAMP. WE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS A PROBLEM TAXIING ACROSS RWY 12-30 ON THE DIAGONAL TAXIWAY SINCE ALL TAXIWAYS WERE RPTED AS 'OPEN AND NORMAL', AND SINCE WE HAD DONE IT MANY TIMES AT CTLED FIELDS WHEN IT WAS THE ONLY ACCESS TO THE RAMP, OTHER THAN BACK-TAXIING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RWY AND SINCE THERE WAS OTHER TFC IN THE AREA WE DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT. AS WE UNDERSTOOD IT A CLOSED RWY WITH NO BARRIERS AT THE INTERSECTING TAXIWAYS CANNOT BE USED FOR TKOF OR LNDG, BUT CAN BE CROSSED IF CLR FOR PURPOSES OF TAXIING TO OTHER RWYS.

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.