Narrative:

Aircraft #1 landed on runway 9R at atl. During rollout atl tower instructed aircraft #1 that it was cleared to cross runway 9L. Aircraft #1 acknowledged with call sign and repeated 'cleared to cross runway 9L.' as aircraft #1 was crossing runway 9L, tower made a transmission to aircraft #2 that 'takeoff clearance is canceled.' aircraft #2 discontinued its takeoff. The tower then told aircraft #1 it had been instructed to hold short of runway 9L. Aircraft #1 responded that aircraft #1 had been cleared to cross runway 9L and had acknowledged the same. Aircraft #1 contacted ground control and was instructed to call the tower via phone line. Taxi to the gate proceeded without further incident. At no time did aircraft #1 and aircraft #2 come in close proximity to each other. Supplemental information from acn 349743: as we were taxiing into position, I was running before takeoff checklists both verbal and silent. I didn't hear tower give us takeoff clearance. I asked the captain and first officer who said we received it. I thought I heard tower give another aircraft clearance to cross the runway. As captain started to add takeoff power, I noticed an L1011 about 3/4 of the way down the runway start to cross. I called out 'aircraft on runway' twice in close succession. On the second call, the captain aborted. I believe the captain and first officer were concentrating on spinning up the engines and didn't notice the other aircraft initially. We never got close to full power when we aborted. I estimate our airspeed was 20-25 KTS when we aborted. In a brief discussion with tower afterwards, it appeared that we were cleared for takeoff and the other aircraft was cleared to taxi across our runway after landing on parallel runway. (Same tower frequency for both runways.) I failed to mention that as we were being cleared onto runway, tower cleared 2 aircraft to cross downfield. Then I believe we were cleared for takeoff and then other aircraft cleared to cross in front of us. A factor may have been crews in both aircraft listening more intently for their own clearance and not paying very close attention to other clrncs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR L1011 LANDED RWY 9R AND SAID THAT THE TWR CLRED THEM TO CROSS RWY 9L DURING THEIR LNDG ROLLOUT. ANOTHER ACR L1011 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 9L AND TWR HAD THEM ABORT THEIR TKOF DUE TO THE OTHER L1011 XING THE RWY DOWNFIELD. TWR CTLR TOLD THE FIRST L1011 THAT HE HAD BEEN TOLD TO HOLD SHORT. GND CTLR HAD THE FIRST L1011 CONTACT THE TWR AFTER PARKING.

Narrative: ACFT #1 LANDED ON RWY 9R AT ATL. DURING ROLLOUT ATL TWR INSTRUCTED ACFT #1 THAT IT WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 9L. ACFT #1 ACKNOWLEDGED WITH CALL SIGN AND REPEATED 'CLRED TO CROSS RWY 9L.' AS ACFT #1 WAS XING RWY 9L, TWR MADE A XMISSION TO ACFT #2 THAT 'TKOF CLRNC IS CANCELED.' ACFT #2 DISCONTINUED ITS TKOF. THE TWR THEN TOLD ACFT #1 IT HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9L. ACFT #1 RESPONDED THAT ACFT #1 HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS RWY 9L AND HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THE SAME. ACFT #1 CONTACTED GND CTL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TWR VIA PHONE LINE. TAXI TO THE GATE PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AT NO TIME DID ACFT #1 AND ACFT #2 COME IN CLOSE PROX TO EACH OTHER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 349743: AS WE WERE TAXIING INTO POS, I WAS RUNNING BEFORE TKOF CHKLISTS BOTH VERBAL AND SILENT. I DIDN'T HEAR TWR GIVE US TKOF CLRNC. I ASKED THE CAPT AND FO WHO SAID WE RECEIVED IT. I THOUGHT I HEARD TWR GIVE ANOTHER ACFT CLRNC TO CROSS THE RWY. AS CAPT STARTED TO ADD TKOF PWR, I NOTICED AN L1011 ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY START TO CROSS. I CALLED OUT 'ACFT ON RWY' TWICE IN CLOSE SUCCESSION. ON THE SECOND CALL, THE CAPT ABORTED. I BELIEVE THE CAPT AND FO WERE CONCENTRATING ON SPINNING UP THE ENGS AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE OTHER ACFT INITIALLY. WE NEVER GOT CLOSE TO FULL PWR WHEN WE ABORTED. I ESTIMATE OUR AIRSPD WAS 20-25 KTS WHEN WE ABORTED. IN A BRIEF DISCUSSION WITH TWR AFTERWARDS, IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AND THE OTHER ACFT WAS CLRED TO TAXI ACROSS OUR RWY AFTER LNDG ON PARALLEL RWY. (SAME TWR FREQ FOR BOTH RWYS.) I FAILED TO MENTION THAT AS WE WERE BEING CLRED ONTO RWY, TWR CLRED 2 ACFT TO CROSS DOWNFIELD. THEN I BELIEVE WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AND THEN OTHER ACFT CLRED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF US. A FACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN CREWS IN BOTH ACFT LISTENING MORE INTENTLY FOR THEIR OWN CLRNC AND NOT PAYING VERY CLOSE ATTN TO OTHER CLRNCS.

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.