Flight crew attempted to cross active runway without clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	121767
Time
Date	198909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	121767
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 40 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing 28R sfo, tower said, 'plan turn-off as soon as possible, aircraft 2 mi behind.' on T/D tower said, 'plan next turn-off' (90 degrees, not high speed turn-off). Traffic over the lights. Tower (controller) was so concerned about traffic at my 6 O'clock, he forgot to tell me to hold short of 28L at sfo. As I started to cross 28L, air carrier heavy was on landing roll and crossed in front of me, traveling about 100 KTS. We missed, but this could have been disaster, 300-400 dead. I looked left prior to crossing and that's when I saw heavy. He filled my window. Tower should have told second aircraft to go around. Bad/dangerous incident. Controller should have been more assertive with second aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW ATTEMPTED TO CROSS ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: LNDG 28R SFO, TWR SAID, 'PLAN TURN-OFF ASAP, ACFT 2 MI BEHIND.' ON T/D TWR SAID, 'PLAN NEXT TURN-OFF' (90 DEGS, NOT HIGH SPD TURN-OFF). TFC OVER THE LIGHTS. TWR (CTLR) WAS SO CONCERNED ABOUT TFC AT MY 6 O'CLOCK, HE FORGOT TO TELL ME TO HOLD SHORT OF 28L AT SFO. AS I STARTED TO CROSS 28L, ACR HVY WAS ON LNDG ROLL AND CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME, TRAVELING ABOUT 100 KTS. WE MISSED, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTER, 300-400 DEAD. I LOOKED LEFT PRIOR TO XING AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW HVY. HE FILLED MY WINDOW. TWR SHOULD HAVE TOLD SECOND ACFT TO GO AROUND. BAD/DANGEROUS INCIDENT. CTLR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ASSERTIVE WITH SECOND ACFT.

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.