Narrative:

Upon landing and rolling out on runway 16C at sea our instruction was 'company number on november cross 16L traffic holding in position; contact ground on the other side.' since we received that clearance right as we turned onto taxiway north; I kept my speed up (ie; taxi speed approximately 20 KTS) and turned onto taxiway north. I repeated the clearance to the first officer 'cleared to cross.' while on taxiway north I looked back as best I could to see if I could see the traffic holding in position. Since taxiway north is a high speed turn off taxiway; it was extremely difficult to look back and see the aircraft that was holding on runway 16L. Looking back through window 3 on my side; I could see an aircraft on runway 16L with their landing lights on. Keep in mind I see him in the very back of window 3. I look forward and say to my first officer; 'he's holding cleared left.' as I turn onto runway 16L I again look back to the left and since I am now 90 degrees to runway 16L; I have a much better look at the runway. I make the comment 'holy sh...T because now I see an aircraft not holding in position; but what looks to be coming down the runway. It takes a second or two to realize the aircraft is at taxi speed but the aircraft is so much closer to us. I believe the aircraft turned on left and exited the runway. After we crossed the runway and talked to ground control; I asked my first officer if he heard the cleared to cross as I did and he said yes. I then told him I would call the tower after we got to the gate to ask them just what had happened. I told him it appeared to me that the aircraft had landed on the left. I thought this because I do not remember hearing any takeoff clearance given to the other carrier. After we were at the gate I called sea tower and talked to the supervisor on duty. When I told him who we were (flight number and airline) he said; 'yea; I am really sorry -- that was our fault.' I asked him if the other carrier had landed and he said no; that the jet had aborted his takeoff. This shocked me because I never heard a clearance given to any other aircraft while we were rolling out on runway 16C. Also; I have noticed that since I have been disallowed from using my bose QC2 headset and ufly microphone combination and have reverted back to the company issue headset; I cannot listen to 2 frequencys at the same time without concentrating on blocking out one frequency mentally totally ignoring that frequency. I have noticed this a lot on the ding to the flight attendants before takeoff and trying to listen to them and tower at the same time. I believe this is due to the fact that the sound is only coming in 1 ear and is mono. I never had this type of problem before with my bose QC2/ufly microphone setup. I truly believe that had I had that on; I might have heard tower talk to and clear the other carrier for takeoff. Using the company issued headset allows the uncovered ear to bring in a lot of other noise (like reversers) that would not be there as much with the bose QC2/ufly microphone setup. To me; it becomes a safety of flight issue now not having the ability to listen to 2 different frequencys and having the company require us to monitor the company frequency for all ground operations. I also have to give credit to the other carrier's crew for their heads up situational awareness and aborting their takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SEA LOCAL ATC CTLR CLEARED AN ACR ACFT LNDG ON RWY 16C TO CROSS RWY 16L CAUSING AN ACR ACFT ON RWY 16L TO ABORT ITS TKOF.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AND ROLLING OUT ON RWY 16C AT SEA OUR INSTRUCTION WAS 'COMPANY NUMBER ON NOVEMBER CROSS 16L TFC HOLDING IN POS; CONTACT GND ON THE OTHER SIDE.' SINCE WE RECEIVED THAT CLRNC RIGHT AS WE TURNED ONTO TXWY N; I KEPT MY SPD UP (IE; TAXI SPD APPROX 20 KTS) AND TURNED ONTO TXWY N. I REPEATED THE CLRNC TO THE FO 'CLRED TO CROSS.' WHILE ON TXWY N I LOOKED BACK AS BEST I COULD TO SEE IF I COULD SEE THE TFC HOLDING IN POS. SINCE TXWY N IS A HIGH SPD TURN OFF TXWY; IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOOK BACK AND SEE THE ACFT THAT WAS HOLDING ON RWY 16L. LOOKING BACK THROUGH WINDOW 3 ON MY SIDE; I COULD SEE AN ACFT ON RWY 16L WITH THEIR LNDG LIGHTS ON. KEEP IN MIND I SEE HIM IN THE VERY BACK OF WINDOW 3. I LOOK FORWARD AND SAY TO MY FO; 'HE'S HOLDING CLRED L.' AS I TURN ONTO RWY 16L I AGAIN LOOK BACK TO THE L AND SINCE I AM NOW 90 DEGS TO RWY 16L; I HAVE A MUCH BETTER LOOK AT THE RWY. I MAKE THE COMMENT 'HOLY SH...T BECAUSE NOW I SEE AN ACFT NOT HOLDING IN POS; BUT WHAT LOOKS TO BE COMING DOWN THE RWY. IT TAKES A SECOND OR TWO TO REALIZE THE ACFT IS AT TAXI SPD BUT THE ACFT IS SO MUCH CLOSER TO US. I BELIEVE THE ACFT TURNED ON L AND EXITED THE RWY. AFTER WE CROSSED THE RWY AND TALKED TO GND CTL; I ASKED MY FO IF HE HEARD THE CLRED TO CROSS AS I DID AND HE SAID YES. I THEN TOLD HIM I WOULD CALL THE TWR AFTER WE GOT TO THE GATE TO ASK THEM JUST WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I TOLD HIM IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE ACFT HAD LANDED ON THE L. I THOUGHT THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT REMEMBER HEARING ANY TKOF CLRNC GIVEN TO THE OTHER CARRIER. AFTER WE WERE AT THE GATE I CALLED SEA TWR AND TALKED TO THE SUPVR ON DUTY. WHEN I TOLD HIM WHO WE WERE (FLT NUMBER AND AIRLINE) HE SAID; 'YEA; I AM REALLY SORRY -- THAT WAS OUR FAULT.' I ASKED HIM IF THE OTHER CARRIER HAD LANDED AND HE SAID NO; THAT THE JET HAD ABORTED HIS TKOF. THIS SHOCKED ME BECAUSE I NEVER HEARD A CLRNC GIVEN TO ANY OTHER ACFT WHILE WE WERE ROLLING OUT ON RWY 16C. ALSO; I HAVE NOTICED THAT SINCE I HAVE BEEN DISALLOWED FROM USING MY BOSE QC2 HEADSET AND UFLY MIKE COMBINATION AND HAVE REVERTED BACK TO THE COMPANY ISSUE HEADSET; I CANNOT LISTEN TO 2 FREQS AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT CONCENTRATING ON BLOCKING OUT ONE FREQ MENTALLY TOTALLY IGNORING THAT FREQ. I HAVE NOTICED THIS A LOT ON THE DING TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS BEFORE TKOF AND TRYING TO LISTEN TO THEM AND TWR AT THE SAME TIME. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SOUND IS ONLY COMING IN 1 EAR AND IS MONO. I NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROB BEFORE WITH MY BOSE QC2/UFLY MIKE SETUP. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT HAD I HAD THAT ON; I MIGHT HAVE HEARD TWR TALK TO AND CLR THE OTHER CARRIER FOR TKOF. USING THE COMPANY ISSUED HEADSET ALLOWS THE UNCOVERED EAR TO BRING IN A LOT OF OTHER NOISE (LIKE REVERSERS) THAT WOULD NOT BE THERE AS MUCH WITH THE BOSE QC2/UFLY MIKE SETUP. TO ME; IT BECOMES A SAFETY OF FLT ISSUE NOW NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO LISTEN TO 2 DIFFERENT FREQS AND HAVING THE COMPANY REQUIRE US TO MONITOR THE COMPANY FREQ FOR ALL GND OPS. I ALSO HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE OTHER CARRIER'S CREW FOR THEIR HEADS UP SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND ABORTING THEIR TKOF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.