After instructed to hold short by ground controller, the controller then told flight crew to expedite across runway. As they started across the controller asked if they could still hold short. They were on the runway and saw an aircraft on takeoff roll, so they expedited across. Reporter suggests that, when between runways they stay with tower frequency to maintain better situational awareness.

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Attributes
ACN	335482
Time
Date	199605
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding 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 : 240 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 3900
ASRS Report	335482
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We landed runway 12L, taxied off runway on taxiway right. We switched from tower to ground frequency and told to hold short of runway 12R on taxiway right. After about 1 1/2 mins we were told to get ready to expedite across runway 12R. When we were told to expedite across runway 12R we checked and saw what we thought was a DC9 on landing rollout. About this time we were about 1/4 on the runway and then ground control asked if we could hold short! Looked again down runway and saw DC9 on takeoff roll (just after liftoff). There was no way to stop, so we added some power and got across as fast as we could. The DC9 got airborne about 3000 ft away from us and vertical was no closer than 500 ft. I think this situation could have been avoided if rather going to ground control after clearing runway 12L we went to runway 12R tower frequency and they cleared us across. It would also have given us a more situational awareness on takeoff/landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT BY GND CTLR, THE CTLR THEN TOLD FLC TO EXPEDITE ACROSS RWY. AS THEY STARTED ACROSS THE CTLR ASKED IF THEY COULD STILL HOLD SHORT. THEY WERE ON THE RWY AND SAW AN ACFT ON TKOF ROLL, SO THEY EXPEDITED ACROSS. RPTR SUGGESTS THAT, WHEN BTWN RWYS THEY STAY WITH TWR FREQ TO MAINTAIN BETTER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

Narrative: WE LANDED RWY 12L, TAXIED OFF RWY ON TXWY R. WE SWITCHED FROM TWR TO GND FREQ AND TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12R ON TXWY R. AFTER ABOUT 1 1/2 MINS WE WERE TOLD TO GET READY TO EXPEDITE ACROSS RWY 12R. WHEN WE WERE TOLD TO EXPEDITE ACROSS RWY 12R WE CHKED AND SAW WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A DC9 ON LNDG ROLLOUT. ABOUT THIS TIME WE WERE ABOUT 1/4 ON THE RWY AND THEN GND CTL ASKED IF WE COULD HOLD SHORT! LOOKED AGAIN DOWN RWY AND SAW DC9 ON TKOF ROLL (JUST AFTER LIFTOFF). THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP, SO WE ADDED SOME PWR AND GOT ACROSS AS FAST AS WE COULD. THE DC9 GOT AIRBORNE ABOUT 3000 FT AWAY FROM US AND VERT WAS NO CLOSER THAN 500 FT. I THINK THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF RATHER GOING TO GND CTL AFTER CLRING RWY 12L WE WENT TO RWY 12R TWR FREQ AND THEY CLRED US ACROSS. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE GIVEN US A MORE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON TKOF/LNDG.

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.