Narrative:

After landing at jfk on runway 22L, we exited on the highspd taxiway at J and the tower controller gave no instructions (concerning taxi, switching to ground frequency, etc). Construction prevented continuing on taxiway J, and, still with no instructions from the tower, we turned onto taxiway Z, toward runway 13R/31L. The last 1000 ft of runway 13R was notamed closed on our flight plan, and the ATIS had said runway 13L/31R was closed. I also (mistakenly) had thought the ATIS broadcast had included runway 13R/31L in the runway closures. I pointed out runway 13R/31L to the captain, assuming we would stop and hold short until hearing something from the tower. I was then distracted as I looked down, studying the airport diagram to see if there had been another taxi route. As I looked back up, we had crossed the hold short line for runway 13R/31L and another plane was holding in position for departure on runway 13R. I pointed out the plane to the captain who then realized that we were approaching an active runway. Simultaneously as he braked, I asked tower if we were cleared onto runway 31L for taxi (that portion was the 1000 ft that was notamed closed) or if he wanted us to switch to ground. He then cleared us to taxi down runway 31L and exit on runway 4L/22R and then contact ground. Contributing factors included: the construction right at the highspd taxiway as we exited, which had not been on the ATIS or NOTAMS. Also, our lack of familiarity with the airfield. Also, the controller's lack of instructions when we exited the runway after landing. Also, my distraction as we approached the runway 31L hold short. Also, the captain's confusion that we were approaching a runway (31L) and not another taxiway. It happened so quickly that I was also confused if the captain had continued taxiing because of the NOTAM and ATIS broadcast concerning runway closures. The bottom line is still that we should have stopped and held our position until questioning tower.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TAXIING WITHOUT CLRNC, CROSSED THE HOLD LINE FOR AN ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT JFK ON RWY 22L, WE EXITED ON THE HIGHSPD TXWY AT J AND THE TWR CTLR GAVE NO INSTRUCTIONS (CONCERNING TAXI, SWITCHING TO GND FREQ, ETC). CONSTRUCTION PREVENTED CONTINUING ON TXWY J, AND, STILL WITH NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR, WE TURNED ONTO TXWY Z, TOWARD RWY 13R/31L. THE LAST 1000 FT OF RWY 13R WAS NOTAMED CLOSED ON OUR FLT PLAN, AND THE ATIS HAD SAID RWY 13L/31R WAS CLOSED. I ALSO (MISTAKENLY) HAD THOUGHT THE ATIS BROADCAST HAD INCLUDED RWY 13R/31L IN THE RWY CLOSURES. I POINTED OUT RWY 13R/31L TO THE CAPT, ASSUMING WE WOULD STOP AND HOLD SHORT UNTIL HEARING SOMETHING FROM THE TWR. I WAS THEN DISTRACTED AS I LOOKED DOWN, STUDYING THE ARPT DIAGRAM TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER TAXI RTE. AS I LOOKED BACK UP, WE HAD CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 13R/31L AND ANOTHER PLANE WAS HOLDING IN POS FOR DEP ON RWY 13R. I POINTED OUT THE PLANE TO THE CAPT WHO THEN REALIZED THAT WE WERE APCHING AN ACTIVE RWY. SIMULTANEOUSLY AS HE BRAKED, I ASKED TWR IF WE WERE CLRED ONTO RWY 31L FOR TAXI (THAT PORTION WAS THE 1000 FT THAT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED) OR IF HE WANTED US TO SWITCH TO GND. HE THEN CLRED US TO TAXI DOWN RWY 31L AND EXIT ON RWY 4L/22R AND THEN CONTACT GND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED: THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT AT THE HIGHSPD TXWY AS WE EXITED, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN ON THE ATIS OR NOTAMS. ALSO, OUR LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRFIELD. ALSO, THE CTLR'S LACK OF INSTRUCTIONS WHEN WE EXITED THE RWY AFTER LNDG. ALSO, MY DISTR AS WE APCHED THE RWY 31L HOLD SHORT. ALSO, THE CAPT'S CONFUSION THAT WE WERE APCHING A RWY (31L) AND NOT ANOTHER TXWY. IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY THAT I WAS ALSO CONFUSED IF THE CAPT HAD CONTINUED TAXIING BECAUSE OF THE NOTAM AND ATIS BROADCAST CONCERNING RWY CLOSURES. THE BOTTOM LINE IS STILL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AND HELD OUR POS UNTIL QUESTIONING TWR.

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.