B737-300 runway incursion at las.

Attributes
ACN	612144
Time
Date	200403
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lzu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	612144
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	612008
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were taxiing out to runway 19L at las. We were #1 for departure. Approaching the end of the taxiway and the hold short line for runway 19L, the first officer became occupied with something to his right side. Apparently a water spill had occurred and he was trying to clean it up. Perhaps I was watching him or just not paying attention, but I taxied past the hold short line by approximately 20 ft. No aircraft were in the area, no conflict was generated. When the first officer looked up, he asked if we were cleared position and hold, to which I answered 'no.' we called tower and advised them we were ready and were subsequently cleared for takeoff. Tower made no comment concerning our deviation. Obviously there are things we can do to prevent this in the future. First, always have both eyes outside the aircraft while taxiing. Second, follow procedures by not having beverages open during departure. Third, stop the aircraft in the event one crew member is completely out of the loop, as was our case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 RWY INCURSION AT LAS.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING OUT TO RWY 19L AT LAS. WE WERE #1 FOR DEP. APCHING THE END OF THE TXWY AND THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 19L, THE FO BECAME OCCUPIED WITH SOMETHING TO HIS R SIDE. APPARENTLY A WATER SPILL HAD OCCURRED AND HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP. PERHAPS I WAS WATCHING HIM OR JUST NOT PAYING ATTN, BUT I TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE BY APPROX 20 FT. NO ACFT WERE IN THE AREA, NO CONFLICT WAS GENERATED. WHEN THE FO LOOKED UP, HE ASKED IF WE WERE CLRED POS AND HOLD, TO WHICH I ANSWERED 'NO.' WE CALLED TWR AND ADVISED THEM WE WERE READY AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR TKOF. TWR MADE NO COMMENT CONCERNING OUR DEV. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE. FIRST, ALWAYS HAVE BOTH EYES OUTSIDE THE ACFT WHILE TAXIING. SECOND, FOLLOW PROCS BY NOT HAVING BEVERAGES OPEN DURING DEP. THIRD, STOP THE ACFT IN THE EVENT ONE CREW MEMBER IS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE LOOP, AS WAS OUR CASE.

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.