Air carrier X runway incursion had less than standard separation from air carrier Y abort takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	320094
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	320094
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8029 flight time type : 4529
ASRS Report	320090
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X pushed back from el paso international gate xx. After engine start the crew requested taxi instructions from ground control. Ground control issued unrestr clearance to taxi to runway 26L. Due to ramp congestion and aircraft position I made a right turn out to taxiway F, followed by a right turn to taxiway east, then a partial right turn to taxiway g-ramp to get to taxiway left. After already established on taxiway east eastbound the ground controller said to hold short of taxiway east (runway 8R approach area). Apparently there was air carrier Y in position to takeoff on runway 26L and the tower had to cancel their takeoff clearance. I was aware of the caution note for taxiway east, but I did have unrestr clearance to taxi to runway 26L. Ground control told us to hold short of taxiway east, but only after we had turned onto it. We expeditiously cleared taxiway east and proceeded to runway 26L. A more detailed taxi clearance would have helped to avoid this problem. Information on the ATIS in addition to the NOTAM would help. On the airport diagram taxiway east is labeled as both a taxiway and a stopway. This can lead to confusion, when is it what? Runway 22 stopway is only labeled a stopway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X RWY INCURSION HAD LTSS FROM ACR Y ABORT TKOF.

Narrative: ACR X PUSHED BACK FROM EL PASO INTL GATE XX. AFTER ENG START THE CREW REQUESTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND CTL. GND CTL ISSUED UNRESTR CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 26L. DUE TO RAMP CONGESTION AND ACFT POS I MADE A R TURN OUT TO TXWY F, FOLLOWED BY A R TURN TO TXWY E, THEN A PARTIAL R TURN TO TXWY G-RAMP TO GET TO TXWY L. AFTER ALREADY ESTABLISHED ON TXWY E EBOUND THE GND CTLR SAID TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY E (RWY 8R APCH AREA). APPARENTLY THERE WAS ACR Y IN POS TO TKOF ON RWY 26L AND THE TWR HAD TO CANCEL THEIR TKOF CLRNC. I WAS AWARE OF THE CAUTION NOTE FOR TXWY E, BUT I DID HAVE UNRESTR CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 26L. GND CTL TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY E, BUT ONLY AFTER WE HAD TURNED ONTO IT. WE EXPEDITIOUSLY CLRED TXWY E AND PROCEEDED TO RWY 26L. A MORE DETAILED TAXI CLRNC WOULD HAVE HELPED TO AVOID THIS PROB. INFO ON THE ATIS IN ADDITION TO THE NOTAM WOULD HELP. ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM TXWY E IS LABELED AS BOTH A TXWY AND A STOPWAY. THIS CAN LEAD TO CONFUSION, WHEN IS IT WHAT? RWY 22 STOPWAY IS ONLY LABELED A STOPWAY.

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.