Unauthorized runway entry operation by air carrier freighter. Night operation.

Attributes
ACN	338410
Time
Date	199606
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hrl
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	338410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were taxiing from the ramp to runway 13 for takeoff via txwys a and H. We missed taxiway H and crossed runway 13 on taxiway a before we realized where we were. I was reading the before takeoff checklist and when I looked up to check the flaps I noticed we were crossing runway 13. No other aircraft were taxiing, taking off, or landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY OP BY ACR FREIGHTER. NIGHT OP.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING FROM THE RAMP TO RWY 13 FOR TKOF VIA TXWYS A AND H. WE MISSED TXWY H AND CROSSED RWY 13 ON TXWY A BEFORE WE REALIZED WHERE WE WERE. I WAS READING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AND WHEN I LOOKED UP TO CHK THE FLAPS I NOTICED WE WERE XING RWY 13. NO OTHER ACFT WERE TAXIING, TAKING OFF, OR 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.