BA41 flight crew stops taxi across hpn runway 34 when observing another aircraft on takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	539795
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : hpn.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller radar : 20 flight time last 90 days : 223 flight time total : 2205 flight time type : 528
ASRS Report	539795
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 125
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

After off loading passenger, I called hpn ground control for reposition from gate to FBO. Ground cleared us to taxi to FBO via hotel, hold short of runway 34. The clearance was read back. We taxiied to and held short of runway 34 on hotel. Ground then cleared us to cross runway 34 to FBO. The clearance was read back. While crossing the hold line onto runway 34 and checking both directions, we noticed an aircraft moving onto runway 34 and turning on its lights and beginning a takeoff roll. We stopped just across the hold line. The corporate jet sped past. I asked ground if the jet was cleared for takeoff, adding that we had been cleared to cross the runway. There was a long moment of silence, then a new controller cleared us again to cross runway 34. The clearance was read back, we taxiied without further incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised that he has observed an increase in hpn traffic, caused by movement of aircraft from teb airport due to recent airspace restr changes in the greater nyc area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BA41 FLC STOPS TAXI ACROSS HPN RWY 34 WHEN OBSERVING ANOTHER ACFT ON TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: AFTER OFF LOADING PAX, I CALLED HPN GND CTL FOR REPOSITION FROM GATE TO FBO. GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO FBO VIA HOTEL, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 34. THE CLRNC WAS READ BACK. WE TAXIIED TO AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 34 ON HOTEL. GND THEN CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 34 TO FBO. THE CLRNC WAS READ BACK. WHILE CROSSING THE HOLD LINE ONTO RWY 34 AND CHKING BOTH DIRECTIONS, WE NOTICED AN ACFT MOVING ONTO RWY 34 AND TURNING ON ITS LIGHTS AND BEGINNING A TKOF ROLL. WE STOPPED JUST ACROSS THE HOLD LINE. THE CORPORATE JET SPED PAST. I ASKED GND IF THE JET WAS CLRED FOR TKOF, ADDING THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY. THERE WAS A LONG MOMENT OF SILENCE, THEN A NEW CTLR CLRED US AGAIN TO CROSS RWY 34. THE CLRNC WAS READ BACK, WE TAXIIED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT HE HAS OBSERVED AN INCREASE IN HPN TFC, CAUSED BY MOVEMENT OF ACFT FROM TEB ARPT DUE TO RECENT AIRSPACE RESTR CHANGES IN THE GREATER NYC AREA.

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.