An MD80 flight crew inadvertently cross the runway hold line without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	607733
Time
Date	200402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	607733
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	607734
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared by ground control to taxi to runway 30L, hold short of runway 3, expect full length departure. One aircraft was ahead of us on runway 3 holding short of runway 30L. As we approached runway 3, ground instructed us to turn left at the next taxiway (just prior to runway 3), plan on departing ahead of the aircraft in front of us, expect to back-taxi for a full length departure and to switch to the tower frequency. The captain slowed his taxi speed and made the left turn. I was switching the radio to the tower frequency when I observed that we were crossing the runway hold short line. I immediately advised the captain that we were not cleared onto the runway. The captain stopped the aircraft and transmitted to the tower that we were across the runway hold short line. The tower ordered the aircraft on final approach to go around. We were then cleared by tower to back-taxi full length and cleared for takeoff. Supplemental information from acn 607734: had I been rushing to comply with the checklist and flight attendant takeoff PA and missed the hold portion of the clearance? Lesson learned: when it's dark and there is WX, extra caution must be taken to slow the checklist procedures and taxi only after confirming with each other the route and hold points.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW INADVERTENTLY CROSS THE RWY HOLD LINE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED BY GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 30L, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 3, EXPECT FULL LENGTH DEP. ONE ACFT WAS AHEAD OF US ON RWY 3 HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 30L. AS WE APCHED RWY 3, GND INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L AT THE NEXT TXWY (JUST PRIOR TO RWY 3), PLAN ON DEPARTING AHEAD OF THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US, EXPECT TO BACK-TAXI FOR A FULL LENGTH DEP AND TO SWITCH TO THE TWR FREQ. THE CAPT SLOWED HIS TAXI SPD AND MADE THE L TURN. I WAS SWITCHING THE RADIO TO THE TWR FREQ WHEN I OBSERVED THAT WE WERE XING THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE. I IMMEDIATELY ADVISED THE CAPT THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED ONTO THE RWY. THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT AND XMITTED TO THE TWR THAT WE WERE ACROSS THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE. THE TWR ORDERED THE ACFT ON FINAL APCH TO GO AROUND. WE WERE THEN CLRED BY TWR TO BACK-TAXI FULL LENGTH AND CLRED FOR TKOF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 607734: HAD I BEEN RUSHING TO COMPLY WITH THE CHKLIST AND FLT ATTENDANT TKOF PA AND MISSED THE HOLD PORTION OF THE CLRNC? LESSON LEARNED: WHEN IT'S DARK AND THERE IS WX, EXTRA CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN TO SLOW THE CHKLIST PROCS AND TAXI ONLY AFTER CONFIRMING WITH EACH OTHER THE RTE AND HOLD POINTS.

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.