A tri STAR flight crew crossed an active runway and the aircraft on final made a go around at hnl.

Attributes
ACN	439887
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011-1 100/200/250
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 8l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	439887
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	439743
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight cleared to cross runway 8L in honolulu at intersection south for taxi to runway 8R. All crew members heard and understood 'cleared to cross' with additional instructions to expedite or words to that effect as another aircraft was on final. We had almost cleared the runway when the tower controller told the aircraft on final to 'go around' followed by the comment 'you were not cleared to cross.' we were certainly all in agreement that we had been cleared to cross the runway and were surprised the other aircraft was told to go around. Admittedly the controller was very difficult to understand as he seemed to run his words together and his enunciation was virtually non-existent. Another aircraft also commented to the controller that he was difficult to understand. The first officer read back the crossing clearance and the aircraft (ours) was slow to respond since we were very heavy and only had 2 engines running. Nevertheless, I firmly believe we were cleared to cross the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TRI STAR FLC CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY AND THE ACFT ON FINAL MADE A GAR AT HNL.

Narrative: FLT CLRED TO CROSS RWY 8L IN HONOLULU AT INTXN S FOR TAXI TO RWY 8R. ALL CREW MEMBERS HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD 'CLRED TO CROSS' WITH ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO EXPEDITE OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT AS ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON FINAL. WE HAD ALMOST CLRED THE RWY WHEN THE TWR CTLR TOLD THE ACFT ON FINAL TO 'GAR' FOLLOWED BY THE COMMENT 'YOU WERE NOT CLRED TO CROSS.' WE WERE CERTAINLY ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY AND WERE SURPRISED THE OTHER ACFT WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND. ADMITTEDLY THE CTLR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND AS HE SEEMED TO RUN HIS WORDS TOGETHER AND HIS ENUNCIATION WAS VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT. ANOTHER ACFT ALSO COMMENTED TO THE CTLR THAT HE WAS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. THE FO READ BACK THE XING CLRNC AND THE ACFT (OURS) WAS SLOW TO RESPOND SINCE WE WERE VERY HVY AND ONLY HAD 2 ENGS RUNNING. NEVERTHELESS, I FIRMLY BELIEVE WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY.

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.