Narrative:

While taxiing via east taxiway to runway 2R tower was advised by the copilot that we were ready for takeoff. The tower cleared us '...into position and hold,' followed by the comment for us to 'hold short...' as there was an aircraft on a right base for landing. The tower's comments were acknowledged by the copilot unaware that the PIC had not heard the 'hold short...' part of the instructions. Therefore, the PIC did enter onto the stopway before hearing and seeing the landing aircraft (small aircraft type) pass overhead to our right touching down on the runway threshold to our right. Realizing his error, the PIC turned back into the taxiway informing the tower that '...apparently I (PIC) had a communication failure.' tower then told us to proceed back into position for takeoff with no comment re: the incursion. The landing aircraft apparently was unaware that this incursion occurred. Following our flight (bna-rdu-bna) the PIC did discuss this incursion, due to his oversight, with the tower controller respective supervisors and an FSDO representative as the PIC involved I believe the main cause was a subconscious complacency and overconfidence towards a routine flight. Allowing myself to divert my attention and total concentration away from proper cockpit management and expected procedures, ie, properly clearing outside the aircraft prior to moving onto an active runway, alert to and monitor all that is happening and said in the cockpit, being an experienced crew, just doing that which we know. Not to lessen my accepted responsibility for this incident or to cast any blame on another. Possibly, if the tower's ending comments to 'hold short' after giving the 'cleared into position...' had been given with a stronger inflection or had asked for specific acknowledgement back from us, it may have helped bring this pilot out of his momentary mindset. Certainly this incursion had the potential for catastrophic consequences and won't be forgotten by this pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR LTT UNAUTH RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING VIA E TXWY TO RWY 2R TWR WAS ADVISED BY THE COPLT THAT WE WERE READY FOR TKOF. THE TWR CLRED US '...INTO POS AND HOLD,' FOLLOWED BY THE COMMENT FOR US TO 'HOLD SHORT...' AS THERE WAS AN ACFT ON A RIGHT BASE FOR LNDG. THE TWR'S COMMENTS WERE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE COPLT UNAWARE THAT THE PIC HAD NOT HEARD THE 'HOLD SHORT...' PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONS. THEREFORE, THE PIC DID ENTER ONTO THE STOPWAY BEFORE HEARING AND SEEING THE LNDG ACFT (SMA TYPE) PASS OVERHEAD TO OUR RIGHT TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RWY THRESHOLD TO OUR RIGHT. REALIZING HIS ERROR, THE PIC TURNED BACK INTO THE TXWY INFORMING THE TWR THAT '...APPARENTLY I (PIC) HAD A COM FAILURE.' TWR THEN TOLD US TO PROCEED BACK INTO POS FOR TKOF WITH NO COMMENT RE: THE INCURSION. THE LNDG ACFT APPARENTLY WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS INCURSION OCCURRED. FOLLOWING OUR FLT (BNA-RDU-BNA) THE PIC DID DISCUSS THIS INCURSION, DUE TO HIS OVERSIGHT, WITH THE TWR CTLR RESPECTIVE SUPVRS AND AN FSDO REPRESENTATIVE AS THE PIC INVOLVED I BELIEVE THE MAIN CAUSE WAS A SUBCONSCIOUS COMPLACENCY AND OVERCONFIDENCE TOWARDS A ROUTINE FLT. ALLOWING MYSELF TO DIVERT MY ATTN AND TOTAL CONCENTRATION AWAY FROM PROPER COCKPIT MGMNT AND EXPECTED PROCS, IE, PROPERLY CLRING OUTSIDE THE ACFT PRIOR TO MOVING ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY, ALERT TO AND MONITOR ALL THAT IS HAPPENING AND SAID IN THE COCKPIT, BEING AN EXPERIENCED CREW, JUST DOING THAT WHICH WE KNOW. NOT TO LESSEN MY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT OR TO CAST ANY BLAME ON ANOTHER. POSSIBLY, IF THE TWR'S ENDING COMMENTS TO 'HOLD SHORT' AFTER GIVING THE 'CLRED INTO POS...' HAD BEEN GIVEN WITH A STRONGER INFLECTION OR HAD ASKED FOR SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BACK FROM US, IT MAY HAVE HELPED BRING THIS PLT OUT OF HIS MOMENTARY MINDSET. CERTAINLY THIS INCURSION HAD THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES AND WON'T BE FORGOTTEN BY THIS PLT.

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