GLF4 crew had a runway incursion after landing at lgb.

Attributes
ACN	571575
Time
Date	200301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	571575
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 13700 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	571192
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	lighting : lgb.airport markings : lgb.airport signage : lgb.airport

Narrative:

During taxi after a night landing, we were told to hold short of a crossing runway. I then inadvertently crossed that active runway, and never even realized it until we were on the other side. During the following conversation with ground control, they agreed that that corner of the airport was very dark. Looking back, since I was unfamiliar with the surroundings, I should have asked for help from my co-captain or ground control prior to taxiing. I still wonder, however, how 2 very experienced professional pilots with perfect safety records could both miss the crossing of an active runway. I feel that a large part of the incident had to do with insufficient night lighting and markings at that intersection. Supplemental information from acn 571192: after clearing runway, I contacted ground control. Was told to taxi on taxiway D and hold short of runway 25R. Runway 25R signage was not visible until we were on runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLF4 CREW HAD A RWY INCURSION AFTER LNDG AT LGB.

Narrative: DURING TAXI AFTER A NIGHT LNDG, WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF A XING RWY. I THEN INADVERTENTLY CROSSED THAT ACTIVE RWY, AND NEVER EVEN REALIZED IT UNTIL WE WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE. DURING THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION WITH GND CTL, THEY AGREED THAT THAT CORNER OF THE ARPT WAS VERY DARK. LOOKING BACK, SINCE I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SURROUNDINGS, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR HELP FROM MY CO-CAPT OR GND CTL PRIOR TO TAXIING. I STILL WONDER, HOWEVER, HOW 2 VERY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL PLTS WITH PERFECT SAFETY RECORDS COULD BOTH MISS THE XING OF AN ACTIVE RWY. I FEEL THAT A LARGE PART OF THE INCIDENT HAD TO DO WITH INSUFFICIENT NIGHT LIGHTING AND MARKINGS AT THAT INTXN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 571192: AFTER CLRING RWY, I CONTACTED GND CTL. WAS TOLD TO TAXI ON TXWY D AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 25R. RWY 25R SIGNAGE WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WE WERE ON 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.