Js-3201 crew was cleared to cross a runway in front of a landing light aircraft at tri.

Attributes
ACN	593220
Time
Date	200309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tri.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tri.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : tri.tower
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	593220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight was cleared to taxi to runway 5 from airline terminal. The ground controller made no mention of holding short of runway 9 or that traffic was using a crossing runway. As a matter of habit and practice, approaching runway 9 at taxiway a, I looked left and called out 'clear left.' at about the time the first officer called 'whoa!' I looked right and saw a single engine aircraft over the landing threshold and I immediately stopped. As it turned out, I was short of the hold line by about 1 ft. If I had continued, I am convinced a collision would have occurred unless the landing pilot would have gone around at an altitude of less than 50 ft. The controller never said anything. The first officer asked the controller if we had been cleared to cross and after a pause, he said 'hold short' and then 'thanks for help.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JS-3201 CREW WAS CLRED TO CROSS A RWY IN FRONT OF A LNDG LIGHT ACFT AT TRI.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 5 FROM AIRLINE TERMINAL. THE GND CTLR MADE NO MENTION OF HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 9 OR THAT TFC WAS USING A XING RWY. AS A MATTER OF HABIT AND PRACTICE, APCHING RWY 9 AT TXWY A, I LOOKED L AND CALLED OUT 'CLR L.' AT ABOUT THE TIME THE FO CALLED 'WHOA!' I LOOKED R AND SAW A SINGLE ENG ACFT OVER THE LNDG THRESHOLD AND I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. AS IT TURNED OUT, I WAS SHORT OF THE HOLD LINE BY ABOUT 1 FT. IF I HAD CONTINUED, I AM CONVINCED A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED UNLESS THE LNDG PLT WOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AT AN ALT OF LESS THAN 50 FT. THE CTLR NEVER SAID ANYTHING. THE FO ASKED THE CTLR IF WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS AND AFTER A PAUSE, HE SAID 'HOLD SHORT' AND THEN 'THANKS FOR HELP.'

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.