JS41 crew had a runway incursion at iad.

Attributes
ACN	540405
Time
Date	200203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
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 : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	540405
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The arrival ATIS for dulles stated visual approachs runways 19L/19R/12, single ground 121.9. The first officer flew a visual approach to runway 12. The aircraft landed normally and exited runway 12 at taxiway Q4. Normally, the tower instructs aircraft to remain with tower, however, there was no such instruction this time. Once past the hold lines, the captain continued taxi, after trying to contact tower. The radio was switched to the ground frequency 121.9. Ground control was advised of aircraft position on taxiway Q4. Ground 121.9 advised us to switch to 132.45. The captain kept taxiing without clearance to the gate. By this time the aircraft was passing the runway 19R approach hold lines. Ground 132.45 instructed the aircraft to 'hurry up across approach area runway 1L.' there was no conflict with arriving or departing aircraft. I believe this incident was caused by an inaccurate ATIS, single ground 121.9, tower not issuing instructions to remain with them and hold at taxiway Q4, the captain's failure to stop taxi at taxiway Q4 hold lines until taxi clearance was issued. Ground 132.45 should have held aircraft at taxiway Q. Poor communications by ATC (dulles tower) caused the first link in the sequence of miscoms that caused aircraft to pass runway 1L approach hold line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JS41 CREW HAD A RWY INCURSION AT IAD.

Narrative: THE ARR ATIS FOR DULLES STATED VISUAL APCHS RWYS 19L/19R/12, SINGLE GND 121.9. THE FO FLEW A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 12. THE ACFT LANDED NORMALLY AND EXITED RWY 12 AT TXWY Q4. NORMALLY, THE TWR INSTRUCTS ACFT TO REMAIN WITH TWR, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SUCH INSTRUCTION THIS TIME. ONCE PAST THE HOLD LINES, THE CAPT CONTINUED TAXI, AFTER TRYING TO CONTACT TWR. THE RADIO WAS SWITCHED TO THE GND FREQ 121.9. GND CTL WAS ADVISED OF ACFT POS ON TXWY Q4. GND 121.9 ADVISED US TO SWITCH TO 132.45. THE CAPT KEPT TAXIING WITHOUT CLRNC TO THE GATE. BY THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS PASSING THE RWY 19R APCH HOLD LINES. GND 132.45 INSTRUCTED THE ACFT TO 'HURRY UP ACROSS APCH AREA RWY 1L.' THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ARRIVING OR DEPARTING ACFT. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY AN INACCURATE ATIS, SINGLE GND 121.9, TWR NOT ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS TO REMAIN WITH THEM AND HOLD AT TXWY Q4, THE CAPT'S FAILURE TO STOP TAXI AT TXWY Q4 HOLD LINES UNTIL TAXI CLRNC WAS ISSUED. GND 132.45 SHOULD HAVE HELD ACFT AT TXWY Q. POOR COMS BY ATC (DULLES TWR) CAUSED THE FIRST LINK IN THE SEQUENCE OF MISCOMS THAT CAUSED ACFT TO PASS RWY 1L APCH HOLD LINE.

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.