DC9 crew had runway incursion on runway 26R on taxiway 'a' at atl.

Attributes
ACN	533043
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3449 flight time type : 390
ASRS Report	533043
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After pulling out of the cargo area we were told by ground to 'taxi to runway 26R hold short at dixie. I asked the captain if he knew where he was going and he responded yes. I began the taxi checklist and lost situation awareness of where we were on the field. As we were rolling to a stop during a short taxi we received turn left on 'a' taxi to runway 26R while I was reading the checklist. I responded and could not see the 'a' markings while the captain continued to taxi. I assumed 'a' was on the other side of the runway. After crossing, the controller informed us we had crossed the active runway. Factors include: non standard name of taxiway 'dixie,' faith on capts field knowledge, loss of situation awareness during short taxi and high workload.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION ON RWY 26R ON TXWY 'A' AT ATL.

Narrative: AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE CARGO AREA WE WERE TOLD BY GND TO 'TAXI TO RWY 26R HOLD SHORT AT DIXIE. I ASKED THE CAPT IF HE KNEW WHERE HE WAS GOING AND HE RESPONDED YES. I BEGAN THE TAXI CHECKLIST AND LOST SIT AWARENESS OF WHERE WE WERE ON THE FIELD. AS WE WERE ROLLING TO A STOP DURING A SHORT TAXI WE RECEIVED TURN LEFT ON 'A' TAXI TO RWY 26R WHILE I WAS READING THE CHECKLIST. I RESPONDED AND COULD NOT SEE THE 'A' MARKINGS WHILE THE CAPT CONTINUED TO TAXI. I ASSUMED 'A' WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RWY. AFTER CROSSING, THE CTLR INFORMED US WE HAD CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY. FACTORS INCLUDE: NON STD NAME OF TXWY 'DIXIE,' FAITH ON CAPTS FIELD KNOWLEDGE, LOSS OF SIT AWARENESS DURING SHORT TAXI AND HIGH WORKLOAD.

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.