Unauthorized runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	274054
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
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	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	CV 580
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	274054
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	273721
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

'Cleared to cross runway 6L contact ground on the other side,' or 'hold short of runway 6L for landing traffic.' seems pretty straight forward, but I can't tell you for sure what the clearance was. We were up all night on a freighter flight lax- anc, and I was very tired. We were on landing rollout in full reverse trying to stop a heavy freighter on runway 6R. The captain was talking to ATC on whether another 747 was blocking the intersection we were planning to turn off after we crossed runway 6L. After completing the landing roll, the captain took control of the aircraft, made the high speed turnoff, and crossed runway 6L. As we crossed, we saw a convair on short final who was told to go around. A subsequent phone call to the tower had the controller claiming he never crossed us, and the captain claiming he read back, 'cross the left and contact ground.' ATC said they were not going to 'make an issue out of it,' so I guess the tapes only know for sure. This potential conflict was complicated by a lot of verbiage during a critical phase of flight. Full reverse was blaring, the PF was braking at maximum landing weight, the so is monitoring engine instruments and making callouts, and the captain is being asked several questions about our turnoff, etc. The captain bet his life we were cleared to cross. I just wish controllers would understand that the last 3000 ft of a landing roll are one of the busiest times of a flight. Only vertical critical xmissions should be made to a crew during this time. Supplemental information from acn 273721: as we were rolling out I heard the tower say 'cleared to cross runway 6L contact ground control on 121.9 on the other side.' I responded and proceeded to cross runway 6L at the end of runway 6R. As the taxiway off runway 6R (taxiway C) is an angling high speed taxiway, I was unable to look down runway 6L to the left until I was on runway 6L. At that time I saw a convair about to land. Very strongly that the tower cleared us to cross runway 6L. The tower chief thinks that we were told to hold short. Human factors: if I heard the instructions wrong, it could be because I was tired. We had departed lax at XA34 am and had flown nonstop to anc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: 'CLRED TO CROSS RWY 6L CONTACT GND ON THE OTHER SIDE,' OR 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 6L FOR LNDG TFC.' SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU FOR SURE WHAT THE CLRNC WAS. WE WERE UP ALL NIGHT ON A FREIGHTER FLT LAX- ANC, AND I WAS VERY TIRED. WE WERE ON LNDG ROLLOUT IN FULL REVERSE TRYING TO STOP A HVY FREIGHTER ON RWY 6R. THE CAPT WAS TALKING TO ATC ON WHETHER ANOTHER 747 WAS BLOCKING THE INTXN WE WERE PLANNING TO TURN OFF AFTER WE CROSSED RWY 6L. AFTER COMPLETING THE LNDG ROLL, THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT, MADE THE HIGH SPD TURNOFF, AND CROSSED RWY 6L. AS WE CROSSED, WE SAW A CONVAIR ON SHORT FINAL WHO WAS TOLD TO GAR. A SUBSEQUENT PHONE CALL TO THE TWR HAD THE CTLR CLAIMING HE NEVER CROSSED US, AND THE CAPT CLAIMING HE READ BACK, 'CROSS THE L AND CONTACT GND.' ATC SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO 'MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF IT,' SO I GUESS THE TAPES ONLY KNOW FOR SURE. THIS POTENTIAL CONFLICT WAS COMPLICATED BY A LOT OF VERBIAGE DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. FULL REVERSE WAS BLARING, THE PF WAS BRAKING AT MAX LNDG WT, THE SO IS MONITORING ENG INSTS AND MAKING CALLOUTS, AND THE CAPT IS BEING ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR TURNOFF, ETC. THE CAPT BET HIS LIFE WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS. I JUST WISH CTLRS WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE LAST 3000 FT OF A LNDG ROLL ARE ONE OF THE BUSIEST TIMES OF A FLT. ONLY VERT CRITICAL XMISSIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO A CREW DURING THIS TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 273721: AS WE WERE ROLLING OUT I HEARD THE TWR SAY 'CLRED TO CROSS RWY 6L CONTACT GND CTL ON 121.9 ON THE OTHER SIDE.' I RESPONDED AND PROCEEDED TO CROSS RWY 6L AT THE END OF RWY 6R. AS THE TXWY OFF RWY 6R (TXWY C) IS AN ANGLING HIGH SPD TXWY, I WAS UNABLE TO LOOK DOWN RWY 6L TO THE L UNTIL I WAS ON RWY 6L. AT THAT TIME I SAW A CONVAIR ABOUT TO LAND. VERY STRONGLY THAT THE TWR CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 6L. THE TWR CHIEF THINKS THAT WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT. HUMAN FACTORS: IF I HEARD THE INSTRUCTIONS WRONG, IT COULD BE BECAUSE I WAS TIRED. WE HAD DEPARTED LAX AT XA34 AM AND HAD FLOWN NONSTOP TO ANC.

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.