B727 flight crew exit landing runway onto another runway causing a go around.

Attributes
ACN	492241
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	492241
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
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:

Landing runway 1 cvfp mt vernon 1 on landing rollout we turned off the runway onto runway 33. The instructions that I heard were to 'turn left and taxi through the intersection.' it seemed apparent that the tower controller wanted us to turn left on runway 33 (instructions were given as we were decelerating and rolling out) and then left onto taxiway J, but there was an aircraft blocking the taxiway. As a result, we (aircraft X) had not completely cleared runway 33, causing an aircraft to go around. The captain subsequently was told to contact the tower by telephone and the 'tower controller' stated that he told us to taxi beyond runway 33 before exiting the runway. None of the 3 crew members on aircraft X heard that transmission. We don't believe he said that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC EXIT LNDG RWY ONTO ANOTHER RWY CAUSING A GAR.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 1 CVFP MT VERNON 1 ON LNDG ROLLOUT WE TURNED OFF THE RWY ONTO RWY 33. THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT I HEARD WERE TO 'TURN L AND TAXI THROUGH THE INTXN.' IT SEEMED APPARENT THAT THE TWR CTLR WANTED US TO TURN L ON RWY 33 (INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN AS WE WERE DECELERATING AND ROLLING OUT) AND THEN L ONTO TXWY J, BUT THERE WAS AN ACFT BLOCKING THE TXWY. AS A RESULT, WE (ACFT X) HAD NOT COMPLETELY CLRED RWY 33, CAUSING AN ACFT TO GO AROUND. THE CAPT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR BY TELEPHONE AND THE 'TWR CTLR' STATED THAT HE TOLD US TO TAXI BEYOND RWY 33 BEFORE EXITING THE RWY. NONE OF THE 3 CREW MEMBERS ON ACFT X HEARD THAT XMISSION. WE DON'T BELIEVE HE SAID THAT.

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.