Air carrier mdt taxied to wrong runway and crossed active runway without clearance enroute at rdu.

Attributes
ACN	144717
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	144717
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	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:

Was instructed to taxi to 23R at rdu. First officer read back correct instructions. While crew was preoccupied with performing before takeoff checklist, captain taxied to 23L crossing runway 14 en route. First officer questioned captain on taxi route and confirmed with ground that we were indeed supposed to go to 23R. Ground/tower worked us into sequence off 23L and remainder of flight was uneventful. Captain later said he did not hear taxi instructions, and had been flying into rdu all month on this trip and had always been given 23L for departure. He said he was in the habit of going to 23L instead of 23R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT TAXIED TO WRONG RWY AND CROSSED ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC ENROUTE AT RDU.

Narrative: WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO 23R AT RDU. F/O READ BACK CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS. WHILE CREW WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH PERFORMING BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, CAPT TAXIED TO 23L XING RWY 14 ENRTE. F/O QUESTIONED CAPT ON TAXI RTE AND CONFIRMED WITH GND THAT WE WERE INDEED SUPPOSED TO GO TO 23R. GND/TWR WORKED US INTO SEQUENCE OFF 23L AND REMAINDER OF FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. CAPT LATER SAID HE DID NOT HEAR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, AND HAD BEEN FLYING INTO RDU ALL MONTH ON THIS TRIP AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN GIVEN 23L FOR DEP. HE SAID HE WAS IN THE HABIT OF GOING TO 23L INSTEAD OF 23R.

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.