Runway transgression. Taxied onto active runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	138447
Time
Date	199002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	138447
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was taxiing up 'C' to runway 28. As we approached 22 the ground controller asked if we would accept 22. Captain said we would. Ground controller then said something I didn't hear, but captain interpreted it as 'into position and hold.' before I could react in any way (taxi speed was high), the captain taxied onto the runway into position. I called tower as quickly as I could, and sure enough, he told us that we had not been cleared onto the runway. Captain is type that has problem performing under normal circumstances, but with advancing age this problem has become acute. I have discussed this with management, hoping they will take necessary action. This 'clearance' should have been confirmed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY TRANSGRESSION. TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: CAPT WAS TAXIING UP 'C' TO RWY 28. AS WE APCHED 22 THE GND CTLR ASKED IF WE WOULD ACCEPT 22. CAPT SAID WE WOULD. GND CTLR THEN SAID SOMETHING I DIDN'T HEAR, BUT CAPT INTERPRETED IT AS 'INTO POS AND HOLD.' BEFORE I COULD REACT IN ANY WAY (TAXI SPD WAS HIGH), THE CAPT TAXIED ONTO THE RWY INTO POS. I CALLED TWR AS QUICKLY AS I COULD, AND SURE ENOUGH, HE TOLD US THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN CLRED ONTO THE RWY. CAPT IS TYPE THAT HAS PROB PERFORMING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WITH ADVANCING AGE THIS PROB HAS BECOME ACUTE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MGMNT, HOPING THEY WILL TAKE NECESSARY ACTION. THIS 'CLRNC' SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.

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