A carj crew failed to heed their after landing taxi clearance and taxied across an active runway at ...

Attributes
ACN	497714
Time
Date	200101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	497714
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	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:

Upon clearing runway 18R at taxiway E4, ground control gave my first officer taxi instructions 'taxiway east to right on taxiway a expect to hold short of runway 5/23.' we could not or didn't see a taxiway 'a' sign. Got up to the hold short line of runway 5/23, stopped -- I queried ATC on taxi instructions. He said 'continue straight ahead' at which I started taxiing straight ahead to cross runway 5/23, 'then 'a' will be on your right or turn right on 'a'.' as I crossed the hold short line but still clear of the runway, we realized we had previously passed taxiway a. Still clear of the runway, I cleared left and right. Traffic for runway 23 was about on a 1 mi final, and I proceeded to expedite clearing the runway. Ground seemed to realize where we were about the time we expedited across the runway, and told us to taxi to the gate via taxiway M.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CARJ CREW FAILED TO HEED THEIR AFTER LNDG TAXI CLRNC AND TAXIED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY AT CLT.

Narrative: UPON CLRING RWY 18R AT TXWY E4, GND CTL GAVE MY FO TAXI INSTRUCTIONS 'TXWY E TO R ON TXWY A EXPECT TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 5/23.' WE COULD NOT OR DIDN'T SEE A TXWY 'A' SIGN. GOT UP TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF RWY 5/23, STOPPED -- I QUERIED ATC ON TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. HE SAID 'CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD' AT WHICH I STARTED TAXIING STRAIGHT AHEAD TO CROSS RWY 5/23, 'THEN 'A' WILL BE ON YOUR R OR TURN R ON 'A'.' AS I CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE BUT STILL CLR OF THE RWY, WE REALIZED WE HAD PREVIOUSLY PASSED TXWY A. STILL CLR OF THE RWY, I CLRED L AND R. TFC FOR RWY 23 WAS ABOUT ON A 1 MI FINAL, AND I PROCEEDED TO EXPEDITE CLRING THE RWY. GND SEEMED TO REALIZE WHERE WE WERE ABOUT THE TIME WE EXPEDITED ACROSS THE RWY, AND TOLD US TO TAXI TO THE GATE VIA TXWY M.

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.

A carj crew failed to heed their after landing taxi clearance and taxied across an active runway at clt.