Commuter flight crew taxies beyond hold and onto runway. Immediately taxies off.

Attributes
ACN	186613
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hnl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	186613
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	186526
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was taxiing aircraft, was told to taxi 'a' hold short of runway 2 at phf. Myself as the first officer was busy with other company required duty checklists, passenger briefings, etc. I looked up to see that the captain had taxied onto runway 2 and had not held short as instructed. He made a 180 degree turn and returned to point 'a' hold short line. Ground then told us to contact tower 118.7. We did. Tower never said anything to us concerning the event at all. Another aircraft turning to position and hold on that runway was no factor, nor did they say anything. I believe airlines should put tape recorders on small aircraft to do passenger safety briefings, if no flight attendant is required, or change checklist. The first officer needs to be heads up to assist the captain and as a second set of eyes. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the construction created a problem as aircraft had to back taxi down runway for takeoff. Runway transgression was discovered as aircraft already on runway reached turn around point and reporter aircraft was off the runway prior to second aircraft being in position for takeoff. Ground controller apparently not aware of runway transgression since they got off so quickly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLC TAXIES BEYOND HOLD AND ONTO RWY. IMMEDIATELY TAXIES OFF.

Narrative: CAPT WAS TAXIING ACFT, WAS TOLD TO TAXI 'A' HOLD SHORT OF RWY 2 AT PHF. MYSELF AS THE FO WAS BUSY WITH OTHER COMPANY REQUIRED DUTY CHKLISTS, PAX BRIEFINGS, ETC. I LOOKED UP TO SEE THAT THE CAPT HAD TAXIED ONTO RWY 2 AND HAD NOT HELD SHORT AS INSTRUCTED. HE MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND RETURNED TO POINT 'A' HOLD SHORT LINE. GND THEN TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR 118.7. WE DID. TWR NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO US CONCERNING THE EVENT AT ALL. ANOTHER ACFT TURNING TO POS AND HOLD ON THAT RWY WAS NO FACTOR, NOR DID THEY SAY ANYTHING. I BELIEVE AIRLINES SHOULD PUT TAPE RECORDERS ON SMALL ACFT TO DO PAX SAFETY BRIEFINGS, IF NO FLT ATTENDANT IS REQUIRED, OR CHANGE CHKLIST. THE FO NEEDS TO BE HEADS UP TO ASSIST THE CAPT AND AS A SECOND SET OF EYES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE CONSTRUCTION CREATED A PROBLEM AS ACFT HAD TO BACK TAXI DOWN RWY FOR TKOF. RWY TRANSGRESSION WAS DISCOVERED AS ACFT ALREADY ON RWY REACHED TURN AROUND POINT AND RPTR ACFT WAS OFF THE RWY PRIOR TO SECOND ACFT BEING IN POS FOR TKOF. GND CTLR APPARENTLY NOT AWARE OF RWY TRANSGRESSION SINCE THEY GOT OFF SO QUICKLY.

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.