Unauthorized uncoordinated runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	156293
Time
Date	199009
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lrd
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	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10500
ASRS Report	156293
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Prior to taxi, first officer understood to taxi to runway 17R (the runway we had just previously landed on). As we taxied, I verified with the first officer 'runway 17R?', and was assured. Approaching runway 14 on taxiway B, I challenged 'clear right' while simultaneously clearing left. I observed nothing! A few seconds later my peripheral vision caught movement as the tower told us to stop. A gray small aircraft crossed 20-30' in front of our nose in a landing flare. Tower then advised that we had been cleared to runway 14 for departure. Such may have been the case because neither myself or the first officer could definitely recall 14 or 17R. I looked at our takeoff data card and the runway portion of the ATIS section was blank because laredo has no ATIS and the last sequence is requested and given west/O a runway. Factors: crew may have been mind-locked on 17R, our arrival runway. Aircraft was diligently cleared prior to the attempted 14 crossing. I believe the aircraft wasn't because of the wide wind shield sidepost. Lack of ATIS at a controled field gets crews out of sync. Gray color of arriving aircraft and no landing lights shown. Were it not for an aware tower operator and my chance sighting, I wouldn't be writing this note!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH UNCOORDINATED RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: PRIOR TO TAXI, F/O UNDERSTOOD TO TAXI TO RWY 17R (THE RWY WE HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY LANDED ON). AS WE TAXIED, I VERIFIED WITH THE F/O 'RWY 17R?', AND WAS ASSURED. APCHING RWY 14 ON TXWY B, I CHALLENGED 'CLR RIGHT' WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CLRING LEFT. I OBSERVED NOTHING! A FEW SECS LATER MY PERIPHERAL VISION CAUGHT MOVEMENT AS THE TWR TOLD US TO STOP. A GRAY SMA CROSSED 20-30' IN FRONT OF OUR NOSE IN A LNDG FLARE. TWR THEN ADVISED THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO RWY 14 FOR DEP. SUCH MAY HAVE BEEN THE CASE BECAUSE NEITHER MYSELF OR THE F/O COULD DEFINITELY RECALL 14 OR 17R. I LOOKED AT OUR TKOF DATA CARD AND THE RWY PORTION OF THE ATIS SECTION WAS BLANK BECAUSE LAREDO HAS NO ATIS AND THE LAST SEQUENCE IS REQUESTED AND GIVEN W/O A RWY. FACTORS: CREW MAY HAVE BEEN MIND-LOCKED ON 17R, OUR ARR RWY. ACFT WAS DILIGENTLY CLRED PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED 14 XING. I BELIEVE THE ACFT WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE WIDE WIND SHIELD SIDEPOST. LACK OF ATIS AT A CTLED FIELD GETS CREWS OUT OF SYNC. GRAY COLOR OF ARRIVING ACFT AND NO LNDG LIGHTS SHOWN. WERE IT NOT FOR AN AWARE TWR OPERATOR AND MY CHANCE SIGHTING, I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS NOTE!

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.