An air carrier medium large transport crossed a runway when it was supposed to hold short. The ATCT ...

Attributes
ACN	337053
Time
Date	199605
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srq
State Reference	FL
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 other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	337053
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

After landing runway 32 at srq, turned off at taxiway A1 to join parallel to return to terminal. Ground advised 'hold short runway 22' which was acknowledged. As we approached runway 22, ground said 'cross runway 22,' which we acknowledged. The next thing we heard was '(garble) runway 22.' by this time, we were about to enter runway 22 at normal taxi speed. We again acknowledged 'cleared to cross runway 22.' simultaneously, the captain cleared to his left to check for any aircraft on runway 22 and initially saw none. Once on the runway, we could see a light aircraft just touching down. He could not be seen before because he was already below the tree line. We continued across the runway 22 and taxied to the ramp. As soon as passenger deplaned, we called tower supervisor. He agreed to pull his tape to see what had occurred. From what was played back to us, it was apparent that the garbled portion of ground's transmission was an attempt to tell us to hold short of runway 22 after it was too late to stop without entering the runway. After lengthy discussion, tower supervisor stated that problem was in the tower. The problem was resolved, and no further action would be taken. Lesson: when you know there are light aircraft about, be extra careful and never assume a runway is clear, even if tower clears you to cross.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CROSSED A RWY WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD SHORT. THE ATCT TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPROPER COM.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG RWY 32 AT SRQ, TURNED OFF AT TXWY A1 TO JOIN PARALLEL TO RETURN TO TERMINAL. GND ADVISED 'HOLD SHORT RWY 22' WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED. AS WE APCHED RWY 22, GND SAID 'CROSS RWY 22,' WHICH WE ACKNOWLEDGED. THE NEXT THING WE HEARD WAS '(GARBLE) RWY 22.' BY THIS TIME, WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER RWY 22 AT NORMAL TAXI SPD. WE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGED 'CLRED TO CROSS RWY 22.' SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CAPT CLRED TO HIS L TO CHK FOR ANY ACFT ON RWY 22 AND INITIALLY SAW NONE. ONCE ON THE RWY, WE COULD SEE A LIGHT ACFT JUST TOUCHING DOWN. HE COULD NOT BE SEEN BEFORE BECAUSE HE WAS ALREADY BELOW THE TREE LINE. WE CONTINUED ACROSS THE RWY 22 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. AS SOON AS PAX DEPLANED, WE CALLED TWR SUPVR. HE AGREED TO PULL HIS TAPE TO SEE WHAT HAD OCCURRED. FROM WHAT WAS PLAYED BACK TO US, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE GARBLED PORTION OF GND'S XMISSION WAS AN ATTEMPT TO TELL US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22 AFTER IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP WITHOUT ENTERING THE RWY. AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION, TWR SUPVR STATED THAT PROB WAS IN THE TWR. THE PROB WAS RESOLVED, AND NO FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. LESSON: WHEN YOU KNOW THERE ARE LIGHT ACFT ABOUT, BE EXTRA CAREFUL AND NEVER ASSUME A RWY IS CLR, EVEN IF TWR CLRS YOU TO CROSS.

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.

An air carrier medium large transport crossed a runway when it was supposed to hold short. The ATCT took full responsibility for the improper communication.