B737 crew fails to hold short of designated taxiway as instructed; after landing at las.

Attributes
ACN	716527
Time
Date	200611
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
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 233
ASRS Report	716527
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 141
ASRS Report	716118
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed runway 25L at las exited at taxiway A6. We were instructed to turn right; taxi down taxiway a to hold short of taxiway A5 on taxiway a instead I continued to taxi onto taxiway A5 (left turn) and held short of runway 25R. ATC requested for us to call tower (after clearance to cross runway 25R) at the gate. Called and supervisor indicated that the readback of instructions was correct but the instructions were not followed. He wanted me to hold short of taxiway A5 so that company landing behind us could exit at taxiway A5 and clear runway 25L. There wasn't a conflict with company exiting taxiway A5 and any other landing traffic behind them. But the potential was there. It just didn't present itself that day. ATC crossed both of us across runway 25R. As captain; read back the instructions (which I did) but I can't remember if I read it back correctly to the first officer. If I had verbally said to the first officer as I approached taxiway A5 that I was going to turn left and hold short of runway 25R that might have saved me from my mistake. I should have indicated my taxi intentions to the first officer before making the turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW FAILS TO HOLD SHORT OF DESIGNATED TXWY AS INSTRUCTED; AFTER LNDG AT LAS.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 25L AT LAS EXITED AT TXWY A6. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN R; TAXI DOWN TXWY A TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY A5 ON TXWY A INSTEAD I CONTINUED TO TAXI ONTO TXWY A5 (L TURN) AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 25R. ATC REQUESTED FOR US TO CALL TWR (AFTER CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 25R) AT THE GATE. CALLED AND SUPVR INDICATED THAT THE READBACK OF INSTRUCTIONS WAS CORRECT BUT THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE NOT FOLLOWED. HE WANTED ME TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY A5 SO THAT COMPANY LNDG BEHIND US COULD EXIT AT TXWY A5 AND CLR RWY 25L. THERE WASN'T A CONFLICT WITH COMPANY EXITING TXWY A5 AND ANY OTHER LNDG TFC BEHIND THEM. BUT THE POTENTIAL WAS THERE. IT JUST DIDN'T PRESENT ITSELF THAT DAY. ATC CROSSED BOTH OF US ACROSS RWY 25R. AS CAPT; READ BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS (WHICH I DID) BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I READ IT BACK CORRECTLY TO THE FO. IF I HAD VERBALLY SAID TO THE FO AS I APCHED TXWY A5 THAT I WAS GOING TO TURN L AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 25R THAT MIGHT HAVE SAVED ME FROM MY MISTAKE. I SHOULD HAVE INDICATED MY TAXI INTENTIONS TO THE FO BEFORE MAKING THE TURN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.