Flight crew deviated from tower instructions, crossed runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	202120
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
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
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	202120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	202116
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing at newark international runway 4R and clearing on taxiway G, tower instructed us to cross runway 4L and contact ground on 121.8 the other side of 4L. At which point I tuned in the ground control frequency while the first officer continued to taxi. Just prior to crossing 4L I looked both directions and flipped the switch to ground control and said '(flight) is coming across 4L' at which point he responded by saying uh (flight) uh hold short 4L, by this time we were already on the runway and I told him tower cleared us across. He said you were suppose to call me the other side of 4L. I realized I was in the wrong but for the few seconds between the hold short line and being clear on the other side of 4L, I feel the controller was making a big deal out of the fact that I was just trying to keep things moving. I will wait until I'm all the way across an active runway to contact ground from this point on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DEVIATED FROM TWR INSTRUCTIONS, CROSSED RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT NEWARK INTL RWY 4R AND CLRING ON TAXIWAY G, TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CROSS RWY 4L AND CONTACT GND ON 121.8 THE OTHER SIDE OF 4L. AT WHICH POINT I TUNED IN THE GND CTL FREQ WHILE THE FO CONTINUED TO TAXI. JUST PRIOR TO XING 4L I LOOKED BOTH DIRECTIONS AND FLIPPED THE SWITCH TO GND CTL AND SAID '(FLT) IS COMING ACROSS 4L' AT WHICH POINT HE RESPONDED BY SAYING UH (FLT) UH HOLD SHORT 4L, BY THIS TIME WE WERE ALREADY ON THE RWY AND I TOLD HIM TWR CLRED US ACROSS. HE SAID YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO CALL ME THE OTHER SIDE OF 4L. I REALIZED I WAS IN THE WRONG BUT FOR THE FEW SECONDS BTWN THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND BEING CLR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 4L, I FEEL THE CTLR WAS MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP THINGS MOVING. I WILL WAIT UNTIL I'M ALL THE WAY ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY TO CONTACT GND FROM THIS POINT ON.

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.