B727 crew crossed runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	409581
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6150 flight time type : 570
ASRS Report	409581
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was operating from rdu to atl. Thunderstorms halted operations into atl, so we held at macey intersection on the macey 2 arrival. Several other aircraft were also in holding at macey. After approximately 30 mins of holding, we were vectored for landing. After landing on runway 26R, we were told to exit to the right on 'A4,' turn right on 'a' and hold short of runway 26R at 'C.' after clearing the runway, I started the after landing checklist, and turned down the #1 VHF radio to contact company on VHF #2. As I finished up, we were crossing runway 26R. I turned up VHF #1 and heard tower telling the pilots that he had cleared air carrier XXX to cross and not us. The pilots replied they thought he had cleared them and tower replied no, it was air carrier XXX and to listen up better. Ground and ramp traffic was saturated due to delays caused by the thunderstorms. Everyone was under pressure to keep things moving.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW CROSSED RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: FLT WAS OPERATING FROM RDU TO ATL. TSTMS HALTED OPS INTO ATL, SO WE HELD AT MACEY INTXN ON THE MACEY 2 ARR. SEVERAL OTHER ACFT WERE ALSO IN HOLDING AT MACEY. AFTER APPROX 30 MINS OF HOLDING, WE WERE VECTORED FOR LNDG. AFTER LNDG ON RWY 26R, WE WERE TOLD TO EXIT TO THE R ON 'A4,' TURN R ON 'A' AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 26R AT 'C.' AFTER CLRING THE RWY, I STARTED THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST, AND TURNED DOWN THE #1 VHF RADIO TO CONTACT COMPANY ON VHF #2. AS I FINISHED UP, WE WERE XING RWY 26R. I TURNED UP VHF #1 AND HEARD TWR TELLING THE PLTS THAT HE HAD CLRED ACR XXX TO CROSS AND NOT US. THE PLTS REPLIED THEY THOUGHT HE HAD CLRED THEM AND TWR REPLIED NO, IT WAS ACR XXX AND TO LISTEN UP BETTER. GND AND RAMP TFC WAS SATURATED DUE TO DELAYS CAUSED BY THE TSTMS. EVERYONE WAS UNDER PRESSURE TO KEEP THINGS MOVING.

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.