Narrative:

After landing on runway 36L in dfw, we exited on taxiway wl. It was my understanding that tower told us to cross runway 36R, turn right on taxiway G and hold short of taxiway a. While crossing runway 36R, an MD80, which appeared to be stopped, was in fact on a takeoff roll. Upon crossing runway 36R uneventfully, tower commanded the MD80 to abort the takeoff. In questioning my first officer as to the clearance he received, he remembered reading back 'hold short of runway 36R.' this scenario could have been prevented had I verbally expressed my intentions to the first officer. Supplemental information from acn 461478: I am a new hire first officer on the EMB120 for an air carrier. During my IOE, a runway incursion occurred believed to be caused by us. We were flight from tul to dfw. We had landed on runway 36L and exited on taxiway wl. Once off of the runway, the tower told us to 'hold short of runway 36R at taxiway a.' I acknowledged the clearance and read back the instructions as given. The captain then asked for the after landing checklist. I was doing the after landing flow and checklist. As I looked up from the center instrument panel, it appeared that we were about to cross runway 36R. Not being comfortable with the taxiway locations and layouts of the dallas airport system, I still have to refer to the airport diagram. Once I idented our proximity to the runway we were already across the holding line. I am new to the aircraft and the airline and unfamiliar with the dallas airport system. Dallas is a busy airport and has some very complex taxi procedures. If a crew does not fly out of dfw on a regular basis, finding txwys, frequencys, and standard taxi rtes is confusing. Many times a crew is crossing a runway and changing frequencys at the same time. In this situation, if an immediate instruction had to be issued to the crew, I question whether it could be done in a timely manner. Supplemental information from acn 461184: as we started takeoff roll, I noticed a commuter airplane getting close to runway. As it was about to cross runway, I aborted takeoff. Commuter continued to cross runway at least 1000 ft ahead of us. We had a speed of about 60 KTS as we rejected. Tower and crew exchanged phone numbers and we went back for takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB120 CROSSES RWY 36R AFTER BEING TOLD TO HOLD SHORT. AN MD80 WAS ON ITS TKOF ROLL AND HAD TO ABORT THE TKOF. EMB120 FO WAS IN IOE TRAINING. DFW, TX.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 36L IN DFW, WE EXITED ON TXWY WL. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TWR TOLD US TO CROSS RWY 36R, TURN R ON TXWY G AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY A. WHILE XING RWY 36R, AN MD80, WHICH APPEARED TO BE STOPPED, WAS IN FACT ON A TKOF ROLL. UPON XING RWY 36R UNEVENTFULLY, TWR COMMANDED THE MD80 TO ABORT THE TKOF. IN QUESTIONING MY FO AS TO THE CLRNC HE RECEIVED, HE REMEMBERED READING BACK 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36R.' THIS SCENARIO COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD I VERBALLY EXPRESSED MY INTENTIONS TO THE FO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 461478: I AM A NEW HIRE FO ON THE EMB120 FOR AN ACR. DURING MY IOE, A RWY INCURSION OCCURRED BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY US. WE WERE FLT FROM TUL TO DFW. WE HAD LANDED ON RWY 36L AND EXITED ON TXWY WL. ONCE OFF OF THE RWY, THE TWR TOLD US TO 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36R AT TXWY A.' I ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC AND READ BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS AS GIVEN. THE CAPT THEN ASKED FOR THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST. I WAS DOING THE AFTER LNDG FLOW AND CHKLIST. AS I LOOKED UP FROM THE CTR INST PANEL, IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE ABOUT TO CROSS RWY 36R. NOT BEING COMFORTABLE WITH THE TXWY LOCATIONS AND LAYOUTS OF THE DALLAS ARPT SYS, I STILL HAVE TO REFER TO THE ARPT DIAGRAM. ONCE I IDENTED OUR PROX TO THE RWY WE WERE ALREADY ACROSS THE HOLDING LINE. I AM NEW TO THE ACFT AND THE AIRLINE AND UNFAMILIAR WITH THE DALLAS ARPT SYS. DALLAS IS A BUSY ARPT AND HAS SOME VERY COMPLEX TAXI PROCS. IF A CREW DOES NOT FLY OUT OF DFW ON A REGULAR BASIS, FINDING TXWYS, FREQS, AND STANDARD TAXI RTES IS CONFUSING. MANY TIMES A CREW IS XING A RWY AND CHANGING FREQS AT THE SAME TIME. IN THIS SIT, IF AN IMMEDIATE INSTRUCTION HAD TO BE ISSUED TO THE CREW, I QUESTION WHETHER IT COULD BE DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 461184: AS WE STARTED TKOF ROLL, I NOTICED A COMMUTER AIRPLANE GETTING CLOSE TO RWY. AS IT WAS ABOUT TO CROSS RWY, I ABORTED TKOF. COMMUTER CONTINUED TO CROSS RWY AT LEAST 1000 FT AHEAD OF US. WE HAD A SPD OF ABOUT 60 KTS AS WE REJECTED. TWR AND CREW EXCHANGED PHONE NUMBERS AND WE WENT BACK FOR TKOF.

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.