Narrative:

I was captain on flight, aug/xx/97, dfw-atl. After landing and clear of runway 27L I understood a clearance to proceed to the west end of runway 27R and cross. I proceeded to the west end of atl runway 27R, turned north looking easterly down the runway to insure against conflict and crossed the departure end. After arriving at the gate I was directed to call atl FAA tower. I was asked what I understood to be my taxi clearance. I indicated my understanding that I had been cleared to cross at the west end of runway 27R. He indicated that the tower controller had issued a 'hold short clearance' but had not received or insured a 'hold short' acknowledgement from my aircraft. Simply 'runway 27R at the west end roger.' how arose: misunderstanding between tower and cockpit. Contributing factors: post landing workload and departure/arrival workload. Corrective action: pilots: insure clearance before crossing. Controller: insure acknowledgement on readback. Human performance: download duties at critical times. Heads out during critical airport areas. Supplemental information from acn 378470: received clearance to go to the west end of runway 27R. I responded to the clearance and proceeded to do my after landing duties. I glanced up as I thought we were approaching runway 27R, but we were in fact crossing the runway. I cleared the approach end of the runway, to my right, and saw no aircraft on the runway for takeoff. I looked back at the captain with a questioning look which obviously raised doubt in his mind. He asked, we were cleared to cross and I said, I don't think so, but at that point we were already on the runway. Lessons learned: insure the other crew member as well as the controller positively confirm hold short or cross runway clrncs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF A PARALLEL RWY DURING TAXI TO GATE.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON FLT, AUG/XX/97, DFW-ATL. AFTER LNDG AND CLR OF RWY 27L I UNDERSTOOD A CLRNC TO PROCEED TO THE W END OF RWY 27R AND CROSS. I PROCEEDED TO THE W END OF ATL RWY 27R, TURNED N LOOKING EASTERLY DOWN THE RWY TO INSURE AGAINST CONFLICT AND CROSSED THE DEP END. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE I WAS DIRECTED TO CALL ATL FAA TWR. I WAS ASKED WHAT I UNDERSTOOD TO BE MY TAXI CLRNC. I INDICATED MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS AT THE W END OF RWY 27R. HE INDICATED THAT THE TWR CTLR HAD ISSUED A 'HOLD SHORT CLRNC' BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED OR INSURED A 'HOLD SHORT' ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM MY ACFT. SIMPLY 'RWY 27R AT THE W END ROGER.' HOW AROSE: MISUNDERSTANDING BTWN TWR AND COCKPIT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: POST LNDG WORKLOAD AND DEP/ARR WORKLOAD. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PLTS: INSURE CLRNC BEFORE XING. CTLR: INSURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ON READBACK. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: DOWNLOAD DUTIES AT CRITICAL TIMES. HEADS OUT DURING CRITICAL ARPT AREAS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 378470: RECEIVED CLRNC TO GO TO THE W END OF RWY 27R. I RESPONDED TO THE CLRNC AND PROCEEDED TO DO MY AFTER LNDG DUTIES. I GLANCED UP AS I THOUGHT WE WERE APCHING RWY 27R, BUT WE WERE IN FACT XING THE RWY. I CLRED THE APCH END OF THE RWY, TO MY R, AND SAW NO ACFT ON THE RWY FOR TKOF. I LOOKED BACK AT THE CAPT WITH A QUESTIONING LOOK WHICH OBVIOUSLY RAISED DOUBT IN HIS MIND. HE ASKED, WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS AND I SAID, I DON'T THINK SO, BUT AT THAT POINT WE WERE ALREADY ON THE RWY. LESSONS LEARNED: INSURE THE OTHER CREW MEMBER AS WELL AS THE CTLR POSITIVELY CONFIRM HOLD SHORT OR CROSS RWY 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.