MD80 crew at ord runway 27R, after landing, instructed to hold then cross runway 22R with traffic in...

Attributes
ACN	560681
Time
Date	200209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	560681
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 7000 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

As per message, our flight landed without incident on runway 27R at ord and we were asked to hold short of runway 22R on taxiway east. We complied. After a moment or two, tower issued crossing instructions for us and to expedite our crossing which we did without hesitation. Crossing the runway however, both the captain and I noticed that the arriving aircraft was well into his landing flare, at a ht about 50 ft at our EST. Again, ATC issued taxi clearance to us and we did comply as directed. Both the captain and I agreed that the tower called it pretty close, and from the tower's position, ATC separation may have never been lost. However, from our position, though no aircraft was in imminent danger, the comfort level that the captain and I felt was that ATC should have let us stay put for a few more moments. Supplemental information from acn 560843: we were holding short of runway 22R at ord. Tower cleared us to cross runway 22R, expedite. We complied. Other aircraft landing runway 22R was closer to land than I would have liked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW AT ORD RWY 27R, AFTER LNDG, INSTRUCTED TO HOLD THEN CROSS RWY 22R WITH TFC IN LNDG FLARE.

Narrative: AS PER MESSAGE, OUR FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RWY 27R AT ORD AND WE WERE ASKED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22R ON TXWY E. WE COMPLIED. AFTER A MOMENT OR TWO, TWR ISSUED XING INSTRUCTIONS FOR US AND TO EXPEDITE OUR XING WHICH WE DID WITHOUT HESITATION. XING THE RWY HOWEVER, BOTH THE CAPT AND I NOTICED THAT THE ARRIVING ACFT WAS WELL INTO HIS LNDG FLARE, AT A HT ABOUT 50 FT AT OUR EST. AGAIN, ATC ISSUED TAXI CLRNC TO US AND WE DID COMPLY AS DIRECTED. BOTH THE CAPT AND I AGREED THAT THE TWR CALLED IT PRETTY CLOSE, AND FROM THE TWR'S POS, ATC SEPARATION MAY HAVE NEVER BEEN LOST. HOWEVER, FROM OUR POS, THOUGH NO ACFT WAS IN IMMINENT DANGER, THE COMFORT LEVEL THAT THE CAPT AND I FELT WAS THAT ATC SHOULD HAVE LET US STAY PUT FOR A FEW MORE MOMENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 560843: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 22R AT ORD. TWR CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 22R, EXPEDITE. WE COMPLIED. OTHER ACFT LNDG RWY 22R WAS CLOSER TO LAND THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED.

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.

MD80 crew at ord runway 27R, after landing, instructed to hold then cross runway 22R with traffic in landing flare.