Captain of an ATR72 believed he heard tower controller clear him to cross the active runway while returning to the gate and then stopped past the hold short line when he realized the clearance was not for him.

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Attributes
ACN	450061
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	450061
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	444250
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were returning to gate due to a mechanical problem and were holding short to cross active runway. As first officer/PNF, I had been on #2 communication to operations and maintenance regarding our situation and I had not been listening for a crossing clearance. Ground control thought we appeared to be over the hold short line and cited their perspective in clearing us to cross. Our company has a policy against running checklists holding short of a runway and I now see benefit of both crew members listening for such critical clrncs in terms of safety and peace of mind. I 'see the light' about being 'in the dark.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN ATR72 BELIEVED HE HEARD TWR CTLR CLR HIM TO CROSS THE ACTIVE RWY WHILE RETURNING TO THE GATE AND THEN STOPPED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE WHEN HE REALIZED THE CLRNC WAS NOT FOR HIM.

Narrative: WE WERE RETURNING TO GATE DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROB AND WERE HOLDING SHORT TO CROSS ACTIVE RWY. AS FO/PNF, I HAD BEEN ON #2 COM TO OPS AND MAINT REGARDING OUR SIT AND I HAD NOT BEEN LISTENING FOR A XING CLRNC. GND CTL THOUGHT WE APPEARED TO BE OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND CITED THEIR PERSPECTIVE IN CLRING US TO CROSS. OUR COMPANY HAS A POLICY AGAINST RUNNING CHKLISTS HOLDING SHORT OF A RWY AND I NOW SEE BENEFIT OF BOTH CREW MEMBERS LISTENING FOR SUCH CRITICAL CLRNCS IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND PEACE OF MIND. I 'SEE THE LIGHT' ABOUT BEING 'IN THE DARK.'

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.