A B737 captain admitted that he incurred on runway 19R without sna tower's permission.

Attributes
ACN	617351
Time
Date	200405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : vacating altitude landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	617351
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft nose crossed hold short line of runway 19R at sna without clearance. Aircraft was cleared to cross runway 19L, hold short of runway 19R. Captain thought he was cleared onto runway. First officer commented to captain when he noticed the aircraft was not slowing for the hold short line. Captain stopped aircraft with nose about 5 ft past line. Captain notified tower of situation and tower sent final traffic around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 CAPT ADMITTED THAT HE INCURRED ON RWY 19R WITHOUT SNA TWR'S PERMISSION.

Narrative: ACFT NOSE CROSSED HOLD SHORT LINE OF RWY 19R AT SNA WITHOUT CLRNC. ACFT WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 19L, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19R. CAPT THOUGHT HE WAS CLRED ONTO RWY. FO COMMENTED TO CAPT WHEN HE NOTICED THE ACFT WAS NOT SLOWING FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINE. CAPT STOPPED ACFT WITH NOSE ABOUT 5 FT PAST LINE. CAPT NOTIFIED TWR OF SIT AND TWR SENT FINAL TFC AROUND.

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.