B737-700 crew had runway incursion on taxi out at sat.

Attributes
ACN	492369
Time
Date	200011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 264 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 264
ASRS Report	492369
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was making the very short taxi from gate to runway 30L in sat. I was pushing to get the checklist finished when ground told us 'cleared onto runway 3 for full length.' I was looking and responding to the checklist and did not notice we were still on ground control. What I thought I heard was 'cleared onto runway 30L for full length.' there was an aircraft sitting on runway 30L just pwring up for takeoff and I wrongly assumed I was to do the same thing. There was not a 'hold short of runway 30L.' I simply heard the 'cleared onto runway' part and mistook runway 3 for runway 30L. My bad. The first officer was heads down reading the checklist and had no idea we were so close. As soon as he looked up he yelled, but it was too late. About 20 ft of my jet was on the runway. There was a GA aircraft on final. Looked like a grumman traveler. The grumman was kind of high so I didn't see him from my side of the cockpit. He was told to go around at first, but then cleared to land long. The grumman passed well above us and landed around the last 1/2 of the runway. Had I noticed we were still on ground control I would not have taxied onto the active runway. Had I not been pushing through the checklist I would not have taxied onto the active runway. Had I not heard the 'cleared onto' or heard 'hold short' I would not have taxied onto the active runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION ON TAXI OUT AT SAT.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING THE VERY SHORT TAXI FROM GATE TO RWY 30L IN SAT. I WAS PUSHING TO GET THE CHKLIST FINISHED WHEN GND TOLD US 'CLRED ONTO RWY 3 FOR FULL LENGTH.' I WAS LOOKING AND RESPONDING TO THE CHKLIST AND DID NOT NOTICE WE WERE STILL ON GND CTL. WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD WAS 'CLRED ONTO RWY 30L FOR FULL LENGTH.' THERE WAS AN ACFT SITTING ON RWY 30L JUST PWRING UP FOR TKOF AND I WRONGLY ASSUMED I WAS TO DO THE SAME THING. THERE WAS NOT A 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30L.' I SIMPLY HEARD THE 'CLRED ONTO RWY' PART AND MISTOOK RWY 3 FOR RWY 30L. MY BAD. THE FO WAS HEADS DOWN READING THE CHKLIST AND HAD NO IDEA WE WERE SO CLOSE. AS SOON AS HE LOOKED UP HE YELLED, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. ABOUT 20 FT OF MY JET WAS ON THE RWY. THERE WAS A GA ACFT ON FINAL. LOOKED LIKE A GRUMMAN TRAVELER. THE GRUMMAN WAS KIND OF HIGH SO I DIDN'T SEE HIM FROM MY SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. HE WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND AT FIRST, BUT THEN CLRED TO LAND LONG. THE GRUMMAN PASSED WELL ABOVE US AND LANDED AROUND THE LAST 1/2 OF THE RWY. HAD I NOTICED WE WERE STILL ON GND CTL I WOULD NOT HAVE TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY. HAD I NOT BEEN PUSHING THROUGH THE CHKLIST I WOULD NOT HAVE TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY. HAD I NOT HEARD THE 'CLRED ONTO' OR HEARD 'HOLD SHORT' I WOULD NOT HAVE TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE 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.