EA31 stops short of runway to avoid landing aircraft after being cleared to cross runway at stl.

Attributes
ACN	419884
Time
Date	199811
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A310
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	419884
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 70
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Fog was thick and instrument approachs were in progress to runways 12L and 12R. We were on our way to runway 12R. We watched several jets land when the controller said, 'make the turn onto taxiway M and without delay cross runway 12L taxi to runway 12R.' as timely as I could, we made the turn and due to the angle of taxiway M in relation to runway 12L the first officer and cockpit jump seater advised there was an MD80 about 1/2 mi from the end of the runway 12L. I stopped. The MD80 momentarily leveled off. The controller then said, 'I see you've stopped...thanks.' the MD80 landed, we then continued. No other problems. Had we continued the MD80 would have had to go around or would have hit our tail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA31 STOPS SHORT OF RWY TO AVOID LNDG ACFT AFTER BEING CLRED TO CROSS RWY AT STL.

Narrative: FOG WAS THICK AND INST APCHS WERE IN PROGRESS TO RWYS 12L AND 12R. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO RWY 12R. WE WATCHED SEVERAL JETS LAND WHEN THE CTLR SAID, 'MAKE THE TURN ONTO TXWY M AND WITHOUT DELAY CROSS RWY 12L TAXI TO RWY 12R.' AS TIMELY AS I COULD, WE MADE THE TURN AND DUE TO THE ANGLE OF TXWY M IN RELATION TO RWY 12L THE FO AND COCKPIT JUMP SEATER ADVISED THERE WAS AN MD80 ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM THE END OF THE RWY 12L. I STOPPED. THE MD80 MOMENTARILY LEVELED OFF. THE CTLR THEN SAID, 'I SEE YOU'VE STOPPED...THANKS.' THE MD80 LANDED, WE THEN CONTINUED. NO OTHER PROBS. HAD WE CONTINUED THE MD80 WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO AROUND OR WOULD HAVE HIT OUR TAIL.

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.