Commuter aircraft taxies wrong direction. Runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	199561
Time
Date	199201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mht
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	199561
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We received a taxi clearance to a taxiway where we were to hold pending our IFR release to boston. The captain was taxiing the aircraft and I was working with the aircraft logbook. I had called 'heads down'. The ground controller then called us and indicated that we had taxied the wrong way on the specified taxiway. When I looked up to see what was going on, I saw that the captain had taxied past a hold line for the n-s runway and was turning around. The controller did not seem upset but since, technically, we had created a runway incursion, I file this to protect myself. I should have been paying closer attention to the PIC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT TAXIES WRONG DIRECTION. RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED A TAXI CLRNC TO A TAXIWAY WHERE WE WERE TO HOLD PENDING OUR IFR RELEASE TO BOSTON. THE CAPT WAS TAXIING THE ACFT AND I WAS WORKING WITH THE ACFT LOGBOOK. I HAD CALLED 'HEADS DOWN'. THE GND CTLR THEN CALLED US AND INDICATED THAT WE HAD TAXIED THE WRONG WAY ON THE SPECIFIED TAXIWAY. WHEN I LOOKED UP TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, I SAW THAT THE CAPT HAD TAXIED PAST A HOLD LINE FOR THE N-S RWY AND WAS TURNING AROUND. THE CTLR DID NOT SEEM UPSET BUT SINCE, TECHNICALLY, WE HAD CREATED A RWY INCURSION, I FILE THIS TO PROTECT MYSELF. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING CLOSER ATTN TO THE PIC.

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.