Narrative:

On aug/sun/03 in oma northeast, we were given taxi to runway 14R by ground control. My first officer read back 'taxi to runway 14R.' while taxiing out I thought we were given runway 14L, after seeing taxi signs for runway 14L. As we were approaching runway 14R on taxiway foxtrot my first officer was looking down programming the FMS system when ground control said, 'aircraft X stop! Stop!' I stopped the aircraft abruptly on taxiway foxtrot about 10 to 15 ft short of the hold short line for runway 14R. I looked around to see why the urgency for the stop. As I looked to the left I saw an aircraft already on the go around, their gear was up and were already beginning their climb. As the aircraft passed by we determined the aircraft was a B737. After the aircraft was clear we were given instructions to cross runway 14R. I quarried the ground controller to confirm that we were given runway 14L. She said 'negative runway 14R.' I then apologized for my misunderstanding. The ground controller then gave us taxi instructions back around to runway 14R for departure. Prior to takeoff the tower gave me a phone to contact the tower supervisor when we got back to memphis. After landing in memphis I gave the tower supervisor a call, he then informed me the tower had to file a pilot deviation report to the FAA. In short I admit my mistake for taxiing to the wrong runway, but at no time did ground control give us taxi instructions the first time to runway 14R. Nor did I cross the hold short line for runway 14R, and my first officer recalls not crossing it as well, when I stopped the aircraft. I feel the go around of the B737 was conducted prematurely due to the communication between the tower and ground controllers. Although in the interest of safety it was probably justifiable.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ TAXIING FOR DEP AT OMA IS CONFUSED WITH RWY ASSIGNMENT, STOPS ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED GAR.

Narrative: ON AUG/SUN/03 IN OMA NE, WE WERE GIVEN TAXI TO RWY 14R BY GND CTL. MY FO READ BACK 'TAXI TO RWY 14R.' WHILE TAXIING OUT I THOUGHT WE WERE GIVEN RWY 14L, AFTER SEEING TAXI SIGNS FOR RWY 14L. AS WE WERE APCHING RWY 14R ON TXWY FOXTROT MY FO WAS LOOKING DOWN PROGRAMMING THE FMS SYSTEM WHEN GND CTL SAID, 'ACFT X STOP! STOP!' I STOPPED THE ACFT ABRUPTLY ON TXWY FOXTROT ABOUT 10 TO 15 FT SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 14R. I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHY THE URGENCY FOR THE STOP. AS I LOOKED TO THE L I SAW AN ACFT ALREADY ON THE GAR, THEIR GEAR WAS UP AND WERE ALREADY BEGINNING THEIR CLIMB. AS THE ACFT PASSED BY WE DETERMINED THE ACFT WAS A B737. AFTER THE ACFT WAS CLR WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS RWY 14R. I QUARRIED THE GND CTLR TO CONFIRM THAT WE WERE GIVEN RWY 14L. SHE SAID 'NEGATIVE RWY 14R.' I THEN APOLOGIZED FOR MY MISUNDERSTANDING. THE GND CTLR THEN GAVE US TAXI INSTRUCTIONS BACK AROUND TO RWY 14R FOR DEP. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE TWR GAVE ME A PHONE TO CONTACT THE TWR SUPVR WHEN WE GOT BACK TO MEMPHIS. AFTER LNDG IN MEMPHIS I GAVE THE TWR SUPVR A CALL, HE THEN INFORMED ME THE TWR HAD TO FILE A PLT DEVIATION RPT TO THE FAA. IN SHORT I ADMIT MY MISTAKE FOR TAXIING TO THE WRONG RWY, BUT AT NO TIME DID GND CTL GIVE US TAXI INSTRUCTIONS THE FIRST TIME TO RWY 14R. NOR DID I CROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 14R, AND MY FO RECALLS NOT CROSSING IT AS WELL, WHEN I STOPPED THE ACFT. I FEEL THE GAR OF THE B737 WAS CONDUCTED PREMATURELY DUE TO THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TWR AND GND CTLRS. ALTHOUGH IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY IT WAS PROBABLY JUSTIFIABLE.

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.