L1011 flight crew taxiing after landing didn't follow cleared taxiway route and crossed a runway wit...

Attributes
ACN	387631
Time
Date	199712
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
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	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	387631
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	387630
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At jfk with runway 31L in use, I was cleared to taxi on taxiway a to hold short of taxiway H. I missed the 90 degree turn that taxiway a makes and continued straight ahead moving onto taxiway J. I approached runway 4L/22R (not the active runway, but it was open) and asked the first officer whether ground had cleared us to cross. My first officer said yes and stated we were to hold short of taxiway H on the other side of runway 4L/22R. Later when we talked about what had happened, he said that at this time he too thought we were still on taxiway a also. As we crossed runway 4L/22R ground advised us that we had missed the turn and we were to now turn on taxiway Y to hold short of taxiway H. There was no traffic conflict and jfk ground did not sound upset, but nevertheless, we had crossed an active runway without clearance. Probable cause: checklist distrs, nighttime operation at a very large, busy airport, taxiway lighting and markers. Lesson learned: if I find myself asking my first officer, maybe we should be asking the controling agency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L1011 FLC TAXIING AFTER LNDG DIDN'T FOLLOW CLRED TXWY RTE AND CROSSED A RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AT JFK WITH RWY 31L IN USE, I WAS CLRED TO TAXI ON TXWY A TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY H. I MISSED THE 90 DEG TURN THAT TXWY A MAKES AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD MOVING ONTO TXWY J. I APCHED RWY 4L/22R (NOT THE ACTIVE RWY, BUT IT WAS OPEN) AND ASKED THE FO WHETHER GND HAD CLRED US TO CROSS. MY FO SAID YES AND STATED WE WERE TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY H ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RWY 4L/22R. LATER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE SAID THAT AT THIS TIME HE TOO THOUGHT WE WERE STILL ON TXWY A ALSO. AS WE CROSSED RWY 4L/22R GND ADVISED US THAT WE HAD MISSED THE TURN AND WE WERE TO NOW TURN ON TXWY Y TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY H. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AND JFK GND DID NOT SOUND UPSET, BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE HAD CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC. PROBABLE CAUSE: CHKLIST DISTRS, NIGHTTIME OP AT A VERY LARGE, BUSY ARPT, TXWY LIGHTING AND MARKERS. LESSON LEARNED: IF I FIND MYSELF ASKING MY FO, MAYBE WE SHOULD BE ASKING THE CTLING AGENCY.

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.

L1011 flight crew taxiing after landing didn't follow cleared taxiway route and crossed a runway without clearance.