MD80 crew had runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	450667
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avp.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	450667
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain taxied aircraft onto active runway 22 at avp. Clearance was 'taxi to runway 22.' first officer was 'heads down' completing takeoff checklist, when aircraft entered active runway from an unlit crossing runway. First officer looked up, when aircraft nose crossed active runway edge, and asked/told captain 'taxi to runway 22' means hold short, not taxi onto. Captain said we were cleared to 'taxi to runway 22' so captain could 'back taxi' into takeoff position (at the approach end of runway). As aircraft taxied onto the active runway, tower said 'call sign, where are you going? I cleared you to taxi to runway 22, but anyway (call sign) you are cleared for takeoff.' this was the first departure of the morning (XA00). Tower/ground -- single controller. No other traffic on final or operating near the active runway and txwys. By the time I realized what the captain was doing, it was too late, the aircraft was on the runway. The turn onto the 'closed' intersection runway was a 30-45 degree right turn, maybe 100-200 ft to the active runway. 'A quick right and quick left.' I didn't have a chance at applying the brakes to stop the aircraft prior to the aircraft entering the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: CAPT TAXIED ACFT ONTO ACTIVE RWY 22 AT AVP. CLRNC WAS 'TAXI TO RWY 22.' FO WAS 'HEADS DOWN' COMPLETING TKOF CHKLIST, WHEN ACFT ENTERED ACTIVE RWY FROM AN UNLIT XING RWY. FO LOOKED UP, WHEN ACFT NOSE CROSSED ACTIVE RWY EDGE, AND ASKED/TOLD CAPT 'TAXI TO RWY 22' MEANS HOLD SHORT, NOT TAXI ONTO. CAPT SAID WE WERE CLRED TO 'TAXI TO RWY 22' SO CAPT COULD 'BACK TAXI' INTO TKOF POS (AT THE APCH END OF RWY). AS ACFT TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY, TWR SAID 'CALL SIGN, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I CLRED YOU TO TAXI TO RWY 22, BUT ANYWAY (CALL SIGN) YOU ARE CLRED FOR TKOF.' THIS WAS THE FIRST DEP OF THE MORNING (XA00). TWR/GND -- SINGLE CTLR. NO OTHER TFC ON FINAL OR OPERATING NEAR THE ACTIVE RWY AND TXWYS. BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT THE CAPT WAS DOING, IT WAS TOO LATE, THE ACFT WAS ON THE RWY. THE TURN ONTO THE 'CLOSED' INTXN RWY WAS A 30-45 DEG R TURN, MAYBE 100-200 FT TO THE ACTIVE RWY. 'A QUICK R AND QUICK L.' I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE AT APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE ACFT ENTERING 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.