Ground controller described a go around event caused when he mistakenly crossed the active runway wi...

Narrative:

I was working ground control. There were two aircraft on final and one holding short of runway xxr. I coordinated to cross runway xxr with aircraft X after air carrier Y which was the second aircraft on final. I crossed aircraft X after the departing aircraft and before air carrier Y. The asde-X alarmed and the local controller sent air carrier Y around. I was not aware of my mistake until the asde-X alarmed. This was unfortunately a plain and simple mistake. I was apparently not paying attention to my entire work environment. I should have looked at the stars radar or even out the window at final before I issued the crossing clearance to aircraft X. Instead I just saw the aircraft roll by and issued the crossing clearance. I was allowing a developmental to mark my strips and notepad; so I was standing back from my podium and not in my usual ground control position. This probably was part of the problem; but no real excuse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Ground Controller described a go around event caused when he mistakenly crossed the active runway with a taxiing aircraft; the action triggering an ASDE-X alarm.

Narrative: I was working Ground Control. There were two aircraft on final and one holding short of Runway XXR. I coordinated to cross Runway XXR with aircraft X after Air Carrier Y which was the second aircraft on final. I crossed aircraft X after the departing aircraft and before Air Carrier Y. The ASDE-X alarmed and the Local Controller sent Air Carrier Y around. I was not aware of my mistake until the ASDE-X alarmed. This was unfortunately a plain and simple mistake. I was apparently not paying attention to my entire work environment. I should have looked at the STARS RADAR or even out the window at final before I issued the crossing clearance to aircraft X. Instead I just saw the aircraft roll by and issued the crossing clearance. I was allowing a developmental to mark my strips and notepad; so I was standing back from my podium and not in my usual Ground Control position. This probably was part of the problem; but no real excuse.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	947850
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Falcon 50
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Ground
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway

Ground controller described a go around event caused when he mistakenly crossed the active runway with a taxiing aircraft; the action triggering an asde-X alarm.