After landing, during a flight evaluation, a commuter captain turned onto an active runway. The capt...

Attributes
ACN	311930
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
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	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	311930
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 225
ASRS Report	311803
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the l-seat pilot in a fairchild sa-227 undergoing a 15 percent type rating check-ride with a designated examiner. The check-ride maneuvers were complete and we were returning to lambert field to finish the paperwork and drop off the designated examiner before returning to dallas/fort worth. The active runways were runways 30L, 30R, and 24. We had been cleared to land on runway 24 and, upon touchdown, continued the landing roll across runway 30R. The tower then instructed us to 'continue across runway 30L and turn left on.... At this point, I did not clearly hear/understand the tower's instructions. The designated examiner thought he heard the tower instruct us to turn left on runway 30L and told me to do so. Upon making the turn, I saw another aircraft in position and holding for takeoff. We immediately realized our mistake and turned off on the adjacent taxiway. At this point, ground control advised us of the mistake and requested that we contact the tower. On the telephone, the designated examiner acknowledged our error and explained that he was anticipating instructions to turn on the runway and mis-heard the actual instructions. I should have been more assertive in clearing up my ambiguity concerning the instructions by questioning the other pilot. Even though he is a designated examiner, he is not infallible, and that is why we have 2 crewmembers aboard. Supplemental information from acn 311803: when we had slowed to approximately 60 KTS, I started explaining to the pilot the taxi routing that I expected and would have liked to get back to FBO where we would do the paperwork and drop me off. FBO is on the opposite side of the airport from the terminal and the gate where the airline usually parks. While I was talking, tower was giving instructions on where to turn off the runway and the taxi routing. Because I was trying to talk and listen at the same time I heard what I wanted and expected to hear and not what the tower told us. At a critical phase of flight, I was talking when I should have been listening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER LNDG, DURING A FLT EVALUATION, A COMMUTER CAPT TURNED ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY. THE CAPT WAS FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER IN THE R SEAT.

Narrative: I WAS THE L-SEAT PLT IN A FAIRCHILD SA-227 UNDERGOING A 15 PERCENT TYPE RATING CHK-RIDE WITH A DESIGNATED EXAMINER. THE CHK-RIDE MANEUVERS WERE COMPLETE AND WE WERE RETURNING TO LAMBERT FIELD TO FINISH THE PAPERWORK AND DROP OFF THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER BEFORE RETURNING TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THE ACTIVE RWYS WERE RWYS 30L, 30R, AND 24. WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 24 AND, UPON TOUCHDOWN, CONTINUED THE LNDG ROLL ACROSS RWY 30R. THE TWR THEN INSTRUCTED US TO 'CONTINUE ACROSS RWY 30L AND TURN L ON.... AT THIS POINT, I DID NOT CLRLY HEAR/UNDERSTAND THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER THOUGHT HE HEARD THE TWR INSTRUCT US TO TURN L ON RWY 30L AND TOLD ME TO DO SO. UPON MAKING THE TURN, I SAW ANOTHER ACFT IN POS AND HOLDING FOR TKOF. WE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED OUR MISTAKE AND TURNED OFF ON THE ADJACENT TXWY. AT THIS POINT, GND CTL ADVISED US OF THE MISTAKE AND REQUESTED THAT WE CONTACT THE TWR. ON THE TELEPHONE, THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER ACKNOWLEDGED OUR ERROR AND EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS ANTICIPATING INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN ON THE RWY AND MIS-HEARD THE ACTUAL INSTRUCTIONS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ASSERTIVE IN CLRING UP MY AMBIGUITY CONCERNING THE INSTRUCTIONS BY QUESTIONING THE OTHER PLT. EVEN THOUGH HE IS A DESIGNATED EXAMINER, HE IS NOT INFALLIBLE, AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE 2 CREWMEMBERS ABOARD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 311803: WHEN WE HAD SLOWED TO APPROX 60 KTS, I STARTED EXPLAINING TO THE PLT THE TAXI ROUTING THAT I EXPECTED AND WOULD HAVE LIKED TO GET BACK TO FBO WHERE WE WOULD DO THE PAPERWORK AND DROP ME OFF. FBO IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ARPT FROM THE TERMINAL AND THE GATE WHERE THE AIRLINE USUALLY PARKS. WHILE I WAS TALKING, TWR WAS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO TURN OFF THE RWY AND THE TAXI ROUTING. BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO TALK AND LISTEN AT THE SAME TIME I HEARD WHAT I WANTED AND EXPECTED TO HEAR AND NOT WHAT THE TWR TOLD US. AT A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT, I WAS TALKING WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING.

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.

After landing, during a flight evaluation, a commuter captain turned onto an active runway. The captain was following the instructions of the designated examiner in the right seat.