Cessna 441 conquest, inadvertently taxied across runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	533657
Time
Date	200112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vrb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	533657
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were taxiing a cessna 441 from the north ramp to runway 4. I was taxiing and handling the radios while my copilot was setting up the avionics and completing pre-takeoff checks. We noticed and crossed runway 29L, and proceeded down on taxiway C. Approximately 150 ft from the intersection of taxiway C and runway 4/22, ground assigned us a new squawk code. I responded and tuned in the code. Somehow during the next 5-8 seconds both of us became consumed with tasks inside the cockpit and we continued straight through the hold lines and across runway 4/22. We regained our situational awareness too late as I looked out in the darkness and saw the centerline stripes pass under the wing. Thankfully we were the only aircraft on the ground and no one was prepared to land or take off. Once we reached the other side, ground asked what we were doing. I apologized for what just happened and I requested to taxi to runway 4 via taxiway B. He said that was fine and we departed shortly thereafter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 441 CONQUEST, INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ACROSS RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING A CESSNA 441 FROM THE N RAMP TO RWY 4. I WAS TAXIING AND HANDLING THE RADIOS WHILE MY COPLT WAS SETTING UP THE AVIONICS AND COMPLETING PRE-TKOF CHKS. WE NOTICED AND CROSSED RWY 29L, AND PROCEEDED DOWN ON TXWY C. APPROX 150 FT FROM THE INTXN OF TXWY C AND RWY 4/22, GND ASSIGNED US A NEW SQUAWK CODE. I RESPONDED AND TUNED IN THE CODE. SOMEHOW DURING THE NEXT 5-8 SECONDS BOTH OF US BECAME CONSUMED WITH TASKS INSIDE THE COCKPIT AND WE CONTINUED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HOLD LINES AND ACROSS RWY 4/22. WE REGAINED OUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TOO LATE AS I LOOKED OUT IN THE DARKNESS AND SAW THE CTRLINE STRIPES PASS UNDER THE WING. THANKFULLY WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT ON THE GND AND NO ONE WAS PREPARED TO LAND OR TAKE OFF. ONCE WE REACHED THE OTHER SIDE, GND ASKED WHAT WE WERE DOING. I APOLOGIZED FOR WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND I REQUESTED TO TAXI TO RWY 4 VIA TXWY B. HE SAID THAT WAS FINE AND WE DEPARTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

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.