A B737-300 crew accidentally taxied on runway 8R instead of crossing runway 8R at atl.

Attributes
ACN	528088
Time
Date	200110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mht.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 163 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 163
ASRS Report	528088
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 1885
ASRS Report	527910
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed runway 8L in atl. Took second high speed (taxiway B11) off runway and given the following taxi instructions: 'cleared to cross runway 8R and taxi to the gate via taxiway B11, B10, taxiway east, 1/2 left turn on taxiway F, contact ground when clear on 121.9.' the captain followed taxiway B10 to runway 8R but missed taxiway E11 (not part of the taxi clearance) which was a 45 degree turn in the opposite direction of travel. The crew ended up on runway 8R and was instructed by ground control to taxi on runway 8R to taxiway D and then taxiway east and hold short of ramp. During the initial transition onto runway 8R, the first officer was completing after landing flows and trying to clarify the taxi instructions. 2 pieces of the routing were missing leading to some confusion. First was routing after crossing runway 8R and where to transition from taxiway east to taxiway F. The crew failed to clear up these 2 discrepancies prior to taxiing past taxiway B10 and entering runway 8R. This also involved a momentary loss of situational awareness/prioritization of tasks and CRM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CREW ACCIDENTALLY TAXIED ON RWY 8R INSTEAD OF XING RWY 8R AT ATL.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 8L IN ATL. TOOK SECOND HIGH SPD (TXWY B11) OFF RWY AND GIVEN THE FOLLOWING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS: 'CLRED TO CROSS RWY 8R AND TAXI TO THE GATE VIA TXWY B11, B10, TXWY E, 1/2 L TURN ON TXWY F, CONTACT GND WHEN CLR ON 121.9.' THE CAPT FOLLOWED TXWY B10 TO RWY 8R BUT MISSED TXWY E11 (NOT PART OF THE TAXI CLRNC) WHICH WAS A 45 DEG TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE CREW ENDED UP ON RWY 8R AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY GND CTL TO TAXI ON RWY 8R TO TXWY D AND THEN TXWY E AND HOLD SHORT OF RAMP. DURING THE INITIAL TRANSITION ONTO RWY 8R, THE FO WAS COMPLETING AFTER LNDG FLOWS AND TRYING TO CLARIFY THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. 2 PIECES OF THE ROUTING WERE MISSING LEADING TO SOME CONFUSION. FIRST WAS ROUTING AFTER XING RWY 8R AND WHERE TO TRANSITION FROM TXWY E TO TXWY F. THE CREW FAILED TO CLR UP THESE 2 DISCREPANCIES PRIOR TO TAXIING PAST TXWY B10 AND ENTERING RWY 8R. THIS ALSO INVOLVED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS/PRIORITIZATION OF TASKS AND CRM.

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.