Small transport crossed active runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	176458
Time
Date	199104
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pie
State Reference	FL
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 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	176458
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:

Whilst first officer (me) had head down running checklist, studying clearance, tuning radios, captain taxied across runway assigned. For takeoff he apparently was confused because visible traffic was using another runway and the taxiway was a parallel to that runway. This would not have happened had ix had crossing runway marked and/or if captain would have consulted taxi chart. PF should not ever rush any event in aircraft while it is in motion. Checklists should be accomplished thoroughly. Taxi rtes should be reviewed, departure routing discussed, low level emergencys reviewed, before each phase of flight. The difference between being prepared and professional versus being unprepared and sloppy can be measured by mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT CROSSED ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILST F/O (ME) HAD HEAD DOWN RUNNING CHKLIST, STUDYING CLRNC, TUNING RADIOS, CAPT TAXIED ACROSS RWY ASSIGNED. FOR TKOF HE APPARENTLY WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE VISIBLE TFC WAS USING ANOTHER RWY AND THE TXWY WAS A PARALLEL TO THAT RWY. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD IX HAD XING RWY MARKED AND/OR IF CAPT WOULD HAVE CONSULTED TAXI CHART. PF SHOULD NOT EVER RUSH ANY EVENT IN ACFT WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. CHKLISTS SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED THOROUGHLY. TAXI RTES SHOULD BE REVIEWED, DEP RTING DISCUSSED, LOW LEVEL EMERS REVIEWED, BEFORE EACH PHASE OF FLT. THE DIFFERENCE BTWN BEING PREPARED AND PROFESSIONAL VERSUS BEING UNPREPARED AND SLOPPY CAN BE MEASURED BY MINS.

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.