A B727-200 flight crew crossed an active runway without clearance at ewr.

Attributes
ACN	437681
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : 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 : 130 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	437681
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	437682
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier landed at ewr on runway 22L. After exiting on taxiway north, which is a high speed exit (taxiway idented after the incident), was instructed by the tower as follows: 'right turn on taxiway P, stay on this frequency.' this instruction was given as we were almost crossing taxiway P (idented after the fact). We followed a B737 which was crossing runway 22R and crossed. After crossing runway 22R we realized that we were on taxiway north and not on taxiway P. Contacted ground and proceeded to park.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLC CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC AT EWR.

Narrative: ACR LANDED AT EWR ON RWY 22L. AFTER EXITING ON TXWY N, WHICH IS A HIGH SPD EXIT (TXWY IDENTED AFTER THE INCIDENT), WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR AS FOLLOWS: 'R TURN ON TXWY P, STAY ON THIS FREQ.' THIS INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN AS WE WERE ALMOST XING TXWY P (IDENTED AFTER THE FACT). WE FOLLOWED A B737 WHICH WAS XING RWY 22R AND CROSSED. AFTER XING RWY 22R WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE ON TXWY N AND NOT ON TXWY P. CONTACTED GND AND PROCEEDED TO PARK.

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.