Saab 340 flight crew has runway incursion at maf.

Attributes
ACN	558284
Time
Date	200208
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : maf.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : maf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : maf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	558284
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	558283
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inadvertently taxied to runway 16R instead of runway 10 as cleared by ground control. There was an aircraft on 3-5 mi final who was not affected. I was expecting runway 16R because I landed on it a few mins prior, the wind was favoring it. It was on the ATIS as the active, and 2 other aircraft took off on it as we were taxiing out. When we received the clearance to taxi to runway 10, I guess I wanted to hear taxi to runway 16R. The first officer read back the clearance properly, but had his head down when we approached the runway 10/16R intersection so he wasn't able to warn me in time. He assumed that I heard the clearance to taxi to runway 10 but by the time he noticed, we were about halfway across runway 10 on the way to runway 16R. Ground didn't correct us until we were across runway 10. He then cleared us to continue to runway 16R. Supplemental information from acn 558283: I looked up and said we were supposed to taxi to runway 10. We immediately called tower and apologized and the tower said to continue taxi to runway 16R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB 340 FLC HAS RWY INCURSION AT MAF.

Narrative: INADVERTENTLY TAXIED TO RWY 16R INSTEAD OF RWY 10 AS CLRED BY GND CTL. THERE WAS AN ACFT ON 3-5 MI FINAL WHO WAS NOT AFFECTED. I WAS EXPECTING RWY 16R BECAUSE I LANDED ON IT A FEW MINS PRIOR, THE WIND WAS FAVORING IT. IT WAS ON THE ATIS AS THE ACTIVE, AND 2 OTHER ACFT TOOK OFF ON IT AS WE WERE TAXIING OUT. WHEN WE RECEIVED THE CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 10, I GUESS I WANTED TO HEAR TAXI TO RWY 16R. THE FO READ BACK THE CLRNC PROPERLY, BUT HAD HIS HEAD DOWN WHEN WE APCHED THE RWY 10/16R INTXN SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO WARN ME IN TIME. HE ASSUMED THAT I HEARD THE CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 10 BUT BY THE TIME HE NOTICED, WE WERE ABOUT HALFWAY ACROSS RWY 10 ON THE WAY TO RWY 16R. GND DIDN'T CORRECT US UNTIL WE WERE ACROSS RWY 10. HE THEN CLRED US TO CONTINUE TO RWY 16R. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 558283: I LOOKED UP AND SAID WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TAXI TO RWY 10. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED TWR AND APOLOGIZED AND THE TWR SAID TO CONTINUE TAXI TO RWY 16R.

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.