Turboprop cargoliner crosses a runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	358620
Time
Date	199701
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yip
State Reference	MI
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time total : 6267
ASRS Report	358620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My aircraft was cleared to taxi across runways 5R and 5L through the west ramp onto runway 9L and hold short of runway 23L. When my aircraft was crossing runway 23R a different controller's voice told us to hold short of runway 23R. This male voice said that was the original clearance. However, the first controller, female, never corrected my first officer when he read back hold short of runway 23L. After holding between runways 23L and 23R on 9L the first, female, controller continued to handle my flight. It would appear that there was confusion between the controllers. However, I did not personally listen to the ATIS. Had I did, I would have known that runway 23L was closed for plowing and I would have caught my first officer's error in the readback. It is too bad that airmen/controllers draw lines and close ranks during errors. I know I'll always personally listen to the ATIS from now on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TURBOPROP CARGOLINER CROSSES A RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: MY ACFT WAS CLRED TO TAXI ACROSS RWYS 5R AND 5L THROUGH THE W RAMP ONTO RWY 9L AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23L. WHEN MY ACFT WAS XING RWY 23R A DIFFERENT CTLR'S VOICE TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23R. THIS MALE VOICE SAID THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL CLRNC. HOWEVER, THE FIRST CTLR, FEMALE, NEVER CORRECTED MY FO WHEN HE READ BACK HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23L. AFTER HOLDING BTWN RWYS 23L AND 23R ON 9L THE FIRST, FEMALE, CTLR CONTINUED TO HANDLE MY FLT. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE WAS CONFUSION BTWN THE CTLRS. HOWEVER, I DID NOT PERSONALLY LISTEN TO THE ATIS. HAD I DID, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT RWY 23L WAS CLOSED FOR PLOWING AND I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT MY FO'S ERROR IN THE READBACK. IT IS TOO BAD THAT AIRMEN/CTLRS DRAW LINES AND CLOSE RANKS DURING ERRORS. I KNOW I'LL ALWAYS PERSONALLY LISTEN TO THE ATIS FROM NOW ON.

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.