Narrative:

Landed runway 18R and told to hold short of runway 18L at taxiway B. Then told cleared to cross runway 18L and contact ground on 121.85. After we crossed the hold line, tower told us with great urgency to stop. We stopped with the nose of the aircraft just onto the runway. We looked toward the takeoff end and saw a turboprop just lifting off. We had cleared that end before starting to cross and he did not appear to be moving nor did we notice any nose light on. After he was airborne, tower instructed us to continue across the runway. On taxi in, ground called us and asked that we call the tower on the phone line. We did and discussed the situation with them. Our aircraft was never on the runway far enough to cause a problem and the commuter aircraft lifted off well before our position. Supplemental information from acn 430306: he did not appear to have his nose light on, not that it would have made any difference by today's procedures. We contacted the tower as requested by phone and they asked if we had any problem with the incident. The explanation was that the controller had thought the commuter would have been airborne much sooner. That put the question in my mind -- are we now doing 'takeoff and if you have to abort, hold short' clrncs now? For my part it re-emphasized the importance of taking nothing for granted and more carefully visually clearing the runway before crossing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 IS CLRED ACROSS THE ACTIVE RWY 18L AT DFW WHILE A COMMUTER FLT IS ON THEIR TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 18R AND TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 18L AT TXWY B. THEN TOLD CLRED TO CROSS RWY 18L AND CONTACT GND ON 121.85. AFTER WE CROSSED THE HOLD LINE, TWR TOLD US WITH GREAT URGENCY TO STOP. WE STOPPED WITH THE NOSE OF THE ACFT JUST ONTO THE RWY. WE LOOKED TOWARD THE TKOF END AND SAW A TURBOPROP JUST LIFTING OFF. WE HAD CLRED THAT END BEFORE STARTING TO CROSS AND HE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MOVING NOR DID WE NOTICE ANY NOSE LIGHT ON. AFTER HE WAS AIRBORNE, TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE RWY. ON TAXI IN, GND CALLED US AND ASKED THAT WE CALL THE TWR ON THE PHONE LINE. WE DID AND DISCUSSED THE SIT WITH THEM. OUR ACFT WAS NEVER ON THE RWY FAR ENOUGH TO CAUSE A PROB AND THE COMMUTER ACFT LIFTED OFF WELL BEFORE OUR POS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 430306: HE DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE HIS NOSE LIGHT ON, NOT THAT IT WOULD HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE BY TODAY'S PROCS. WE CONTACTED THE TWR AS REQUESTED BY PHONE AND THEY ASKED IF WE HAD ANY PROB WITH THE INCIDENT. THE EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE CTLR HAD THOUGHT THE COMMUTER WOULD HAVE BEEN AIRBORNE MUCH SOONER. THAT PUT THE QUESTION IN MY MIND -- ARE WE NOW DOING 'TKOF AND IF YOU HAVE TO ABORT, HOLD SHORT' CLRNCS NOW? FOR MY PART IT RE-EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING NOTHING FOR GRANTED AND MORE CAREFULLY VISUALLY CLRING THE RWY BEFORE XING.

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.