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ATC flight crew miscom. Ground controller told flight crew to hold short of runway and first officer reporter acknowledged. Reporter says that then the captain said roger, taxi across the runway and hold. Reporter was distracted looking for gate location just as aircraft was moving onto the runway. He advised the captain of their hold short instructions, but captain thought differently, until they saw an aircraft on approach for the runway. Ground controller asked if they were holding short and captain taxied quickly across the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Stratoliner 720 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 339738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 75 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jun/xx/96 while acting as first officer on air carrier flight from dallas, tx, to houston, tx, we landed on runway 12R at houston hobby airport. After turning off on taxiway M at the end of runway 12R, we were told by hobby ground to use txwys M to C and then to hold short of runway 22 on taxiway C. Since our gate was in concourse X the captain requested I ask if we could use taxiway M and save a little taxi time. I requested this from ground control and they said to taxi on taxiway M and hold short of runway 22. I read back the clearance and the captain also acknowledged it to me. A moment later hobby ground said to continue our taxi on taxiway M, cross runway 22, turn right on taxiway H, hold short of runway 12L. I acknowledged this to hobby ground and I heard the captain say roger, taxi across and hold. There was a lot of other communications on this frequency while we were also trying to monitor company frequency. As the captain turned on taxiway H, I glanced down a moment to see exactly where gate zz was in our company charts was located at, and I noticed that we weren't slowing to hold short of runway 12L. I advised the captain of this and he said, no they cleared us on taxiway M to the ramp. I then saw a small single engine plane on short final for runway 12L at the same time as the captain. Hobby ground asked if we were holding short, but the nose of our aircraft was entering the runway. The captain elected to expedite across the runway. The captain apologized profusely to ATC and even went in and called them on the landline. There was an obvious breakdown in communications. I can assure you I will make every effort in the future that this will never happen again. In my estimate, we were well clear of the runway before the other aircraft crossed the threshold.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATC FLC MISCOM. GND CTLR TOLD FLC TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY AND FO RPTR ACKNOWLEDGED. RPTR SAYS THAT THEN THE CAPT SAID ROGER, TAXI ACROSS THE RWY AND HOLD. RPTR WAS DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR GATE LOCATION JUST AS ACFT WAS MOVING ONTO THE RWY. HE ADVISED THE CAPT OF THEIR HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS, BUT CAPT THOUGHT DIFFERENTLY, UNTIL THEY SAW AN ACFT ON APCH FOR THE RWY. GND CTLR ASKED IF THEY WERE HOLDING SHORT AND CAPT TAXIED QUICKLY ACROSS THE RWY.
Narrative: ON JUN/XX/96 WHILE ACTING AS FO ON ACR FLT FROM DALLAS, TX, TO HOUSTON, TX, WE LANDED ON RWY 12R AT HOUSTON HOBBY ARPT. AFTER TURNING OFF ON TXWY M AT THE END OF RWY 12R, WE WERE TOLD BY HOBBY GND TO USE TXWYS M TO C AND THEN TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22 ON TXWY C. SINCE OUR GATE WAS IN CONCOURSE X THE CAPT REQUESTED I ASK IF WE COULD USE TXWY M AND SAVE A LITTLE TAXI TIME. I REQUESTED THIS FROM GND CTL AND THEY SAID TO TAXI ON TXWY M AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22. I READ BACK THE CLRNC AND THE CAPT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED IT TO ME. A MOMENT LATER HOBBY GND SAID TO CONTINUE OUR TAXI ON TXWY M, CROSS RWY 22, TURN R ON TXWY H, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12L. I ACKNOWLEDGED THIS TO HOBBY GND AND I HEARD THE CAPT SAY ROGER, TAXI ACROSS AND HOLD. THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER COMS ON THIS FREQ WHILE WE WERE ALSO TRYING TO MONITOR COMPANY FREQ. AS THE CAPT TURNED ON TXWY H, I GLANCED DOWN A MOMENT TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE GATE ZZ WAS IN OUR COMPANY CHARTS WAS LOCATED AT, AND I NOTICED THAT WE WEREN'T SLOWING TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12L. I ADVISED THE CAPT OF THIS AND HE SAID, NO THEY CLRED US ON TXWY M TO THE RAMP. I THEN SAW A SMALL SINGLE ENG PLANE ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 12L AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CAPT. HOBBY GND ASKED IF WE WERE HOLDING SHORT, BUT THE NOSE OF OUR ACFT WAS ENTERING THE RWY. THE CAPT ELECTED TO EXPEDITE ACROSS THE RWY. THE CAPT APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY TO ATC AND EVEN WENT IN AND CALLED THEM ON THE LANDLINE. THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS BREAKDOWN IN COMS. I CAN ASSURE YOU I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT IN THE FUTURE THAT THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. IN MY ESTIMATE, WE WERE WELL CLR OF THE RWY BEFORE THE OTHER ACFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD.
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.