Narrative:

Normal day/VFR (visual) approach and landing to runway 3 in abq. Upon rollout at approximately 60 KTS, tower instructed us to 'exit at taxiway C and contact ground.' my first officer did not reply to the frequency change and I then called for 'flaps up clean-up' as we exited the runway assuming that he had switched to ground control frequency. As we rolled through runway 12/30 (not listed as an active runway on ATIS) my first officer asked to switch to ground and tower advised him to 'switch to ground on 121.9, please.' ground advised us to 'hold short of runway 8 on taxiway C' and asked us if we realized that we had crossed runway 12/30. I told ground 'yes, and the only instructions we received were to exit at taxiway C and contact ground.' I asked ground if I should contact him on the telephone and he stated to be 'more careful' and have a nice day. I had knowingly crossed runway 12/30 after visually checking the runway 12 and the approach to runway 12 for any aircraft. Before moving, I should have asked tower to 'say again for company number' and I should have told my first officer to switch to ground when I heard the instructions, although it is a short distance on taxiway C between runways 3 and 30/12. Tower should have insisted on a readback to hold short of an inactive runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 CAPT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ACROSS RWY DURING TAXI IN DUE TO BELIEVING THAT IT WAS AN INACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: NORMAL DAY/VFR (VISUAL) APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 3 IN ABQ. UPON ROLLOUT AT APPROX 60 KTS, TWR INSTRUCTED US TO 'EXIT AT TXWY C AND CONTACT GND.' MY FO DID NOT REPLY TO THE FREQ CHANGE AND I THEN CALLED FOR 'FLAPS UP CLEAN-UP' AS WE EXITED THE RWY ASSUMING THAT HE HAD SWITCHED TO GND CTL FREQ. AS WE ROLLED THROUGH RWY 12/30 (NOT LISTED AS AN ACTIVE RWY ON ATIS) MY FO ASKED TO SWITCH TO GND AND TWR ADVISED HIM TO 'SWITCH TO GND ON 121.9, PLEASE.' GND ADVISED US TO 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 8 ON TXWY C' AND ASKED US IF WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD CROSSED RWY 12/30. I TOLD GND 'YES, AND THE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS WE RECEIVED WERE TO EXIT AT TXWY C AND CONTACT GND.' I ASKED GND IF I SHOULD CONTACT HIM ON THE TELEPHONE AND HE STATED TO BE 'MORE CAREFUL' AND HAVE A NICE DAY. I HAD KNOWINGLY CROSSED RWY 12/30 AFTER VISUALLY CHKING THE RWY 12 AND THE APCH TO RWY 12 FOR ANY ACFT. BEFORE MOVING, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED TWR TO 'SAY AGAIN FOR COMPANY NUMBER' AND I SHOULD HAVE TOLD MY FO TO SWITCH TO GND WHEN I HEARD THE INSTRUCTIONS, ALTHOUGH IT IS A SHORT DISTANCE ON TXWY C BTWN RWYS 3 AND 30/12. TWR SHOULD HAVE INSISTED ON A READBACK TO HOLD SHORT OF AN INACTIVE RWY.

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.