Runway incursion on runway 28C at pit, PA.

Attributes
ACN	484690
Time
Date	200008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll ground : holding ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	484690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	483616
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During taxi to runway 28C, ground advised us we must be airborne in 1 min or less or take a delay. They asked if we can take intersection north for takeoff. While I checked weight and balance for numbers, I responded 'yes.' they responded 'take that on the right and switch to tower.' I was running before takeoff checklist quickly and switching to tower while we taxied onto runway 28C. Tower asked us to confirm our position. After thinking about our answer, they cleared us for takeoff. Later conversation confirmed no action to be taken. Factors: in a hurry to take off. Busy with checklist. Early morning operations often have ground and tower same person. Nonstandard clearance terminology.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION ON RWY 28C AT PIT, PA.

Narrative: DURING TAXI TO RWY 28C, GND ADVISED US WE MUST BE AIRBORNE IN 1 MIN OR LESS OR TAKE A DELAY. THEY ASKED IF WE CAN TAKE INTXN N FOR TKOF. WHILE I CHKED WT AND BAL FOR NUMBERS, I RESPONDED 'YES.' THEY RESPONDED 'TAKE THAT ON THE R AND SWITCH TO TWR.' I WAS RUNNING BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST QUICKLY AND SWITCHING TO TWR WHILE WE TAXIED ONTO RWY 28C. TWR ASKED US TO CONFIRM OUR POS. AFTER THINKING ABOUT OUR ANSWER, THEY CLRED US FOR TKOF. LATER CONVERSATION CONFIRMED NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. FACTORS: IN A HURRY TO TAKE OFF. BUSY WITH CHKLIST. EARLY MORNING OPS OFTEN HAVE GND AND TWR SAME PERSON. NONSTANDARD CLRNC TERMINOLOGY.

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.