Crossed runway 23 without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	262121
Time
Date	199401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	262121
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	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared to runway 18R told to hold short of runway 23 at taxiway A3. While still on the cargo ramp, we were asked to hold for another heavy dc-8. We were cleared to pass behind the heavy dc-8 and continue to runway 18R, hold short of 23 at a/3. While taxiing, I became distracted by water entering the aircraft via my window so I removed the navigation charts that were getting wet. When I looked up the captain was 2/3 of the way across the runway (23) I informed him that we were to hold short of 23. At this time he said I told him we were cleared to cross. (I did no such thing.) to prevent this from happening, I should have been more aware of our position on the airport because in the past I have always confirmed with ATC whether or not we are cleared onto or across an airport runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CROSSED RWY 23 WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO RWY 18R TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23 AT TXWY A3. WHILE STILL ON THE CARGO RAMP, WE WERE ASKED TO HOLD FOR ANOTHER HVY DC-8. WE WERE CLRED TO PASS BEHIND THE HVY DC-8 AND CONTINUE TO RWY 18R, HOLD SHORT OF 23 AT A/3. WHILE TAXIING, I BECAME DISTRACTED BY WATER ENTERING THE ACFT VIA MY WINDOW SO I REMOVED THE NAV CHARTS THAT WERE GETTING WET. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE CAPT WAS 2/3 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE RWY (23) I INFORMED HIM THAT WE WERE TO HOLD SHORT OF 23. AT THIS TIME HE SAID I TOLD HIM WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS. (I DID NO SUCH THING.) TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE OF OUR POS ON THE ARPT BECAUSE IN THE PAST I HAVE ALWAYS CONFIRMED WITH ATC WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE CLRED ONTO OR ACROSS AN ARPT RWY.

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.