Flight crew of C560 citation on demonstration flight crosses runway to which they are cleared to tax...

Attributes
ACN	366147
Time
Date	199704
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	366147
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft was being operated as a demonstration flight. The pilot at the controls was sic qualified and was taxiing the aircraft. Our clearance was to taxi to runway 22R. After ensuring the taxi instructions were understood, I went 'head down' to complete the before takeoff checklist and program the FMS. During this time, the pilot taxiing proceeded across runway 22R and stopped short of runway 22L. Ground control informed us of our error and changed runway assignments. The chain of events started with a pilot who was unfamiliar with the avionics of this particular model taxiing while attempting to learn the system. At the same time, the unfamiliar crew pairing, coupled with the attempt to demonstration the aircraft, allowed a breakdown in communications. The event then occurred when the more 'situationally aware' pilot was not actively monitoring the course of the flight. A tertiary, and not significant factor, was the runway markings and wide open taxiway which do not initially appear to be a runway to the 'otherwise occupied.' in the future, I will: ensure all taxi instructions are completely understood, not allow myself to be rushed just to make the demonstration seem effortless, monitor the operation at all times, and utilize the time when the aircraft is stopped to program system and run checklists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF C560 CITATION ON DEMO FLT CROSSES RWY TO WHICH THEY ARE CLRED TO TAXI AND HOLD. GND CTLR INFORMS THEM OF THE ERROR AND ISSUES NEW CLRNC.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A DEMONSTRATION FLT. THE PLT AT THE CTLS WAS SIC QUALIFIED AND WAS TAXIING THE ACFT. OUR CLRNC WAS TO TAXI TO RWY 22R. AFTER ENSURING THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE UNDERSTOOD, I WENT 'HEAD DOWN' TO COMPLETE THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AND PROGRAM THE FMS. DURING THIS TIME, THE PLT TAXIING PROCEEDED ACROSS RWY 22R AND STOPPED SHORT OF RWY 22L. GND CTL INFORMED US OF OUR ERROR AND CHANGED RWY ASSIGNMENTS. THE CHAIN OF EVENTS STARTED WITH A PLT WHO WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AVIONICS OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL TAXIING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEARN THE SYS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE UNFAMILIAR CREW PAIRING, COUPLED WITH THE ATTEMPT TO DEMO THE ACFT, ALLOWED A BREAKDOWN IN COMS. THE EVENT THEN OCCURRED WHEN THE MORE 'SITUATIONALLY AWARE' PLT WAS NOT ACTIVELY MONITORING THE COURSE OF THE FLT. A TERTIARY, AND NOT SIGNIFICANT FACTOR, WAS THE RWY MARKINGS AND WIDE OPEN TXWY WHICH DO NOT INITIALLY APPEAR TO BE A RWY TO THE 'OTHERWISE OCCUPIED.' IN THE FUTURE, I WILL: ENSURE ALL TAXI INSTRUCTIONS ARE COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD, NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO BE RUSHED JUST TO MAKE THE DEMO SEEM EFFORTLESS, MONITOR THE OP AT ALL TIMES, AND UTILIZE THE TIME WHEN THE ACFT IS STOPPED TO PROGRAM SYS AND RUN CHKLISTS.

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.

Flight crew of C560 citation on demonstration flight crosses runway to which they are cleared to taxi and hold. Ground controller informs them of the error and issues new clearance.