Flight crew crosses active runway. Told hold short.

Attributes
ACN	155635
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hou
State Reference	TX
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 Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	155635
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pushed back cleared to taxi 'runway 12, follow the red line, hold short 17.' ATIS had active runway as 4 with departure runway assigned by ground. I answered ground control with, 'roger, follow red line and hold short.' I thought the hold short was for 12 and so did the captain. As we crossed 17 we saw a light plane at the 35 end on final. Tower informed us we were to hold short of 17. I guess it was my fault for not giving a full readback, but ground and tower were combined and very busy. Also, I did not consider 17 an active due to arrs, wind and ATIS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW CROSSES ACTIVE RWY. TOLD HOLD SHORT.

Narrative: PUSHED BACK CLRED TO TAXI 'RWY 12, FOLLOW THE RED LINE, HOLD SHORT 17.' ATIS HAD ACTIVE RWY AS 4 WITH DEP RWY ASSIGNED BY GND. I ANSWERED GND CTL WITH, 'ROGER, FOLLOW RED LINE AND HOLD SHORT.' I THOUGHT THE HOLD SHORT WAS FOR 12 AND SO DID THE CAPT. AS WE CROSSED 17 WE SAW A LIGHT PLANE AT THE 35 END ON FINAL. TWR INFORMED US WE WERE TO HOLD SHORT OF 17. I GUESS IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT GIVING A FULL READBACK, BUT GND AND TWR WERE COMBINED AND VERY BUSY. ALSO, I DID NOT CONSIDER 17 AN ACTIVE DUE TO ARRS, WIND AND ATIS.

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.