Narrative:

Upon exiting runway 23L at ind we were instructed to taxi via the parallel (delta) to hold short of runway 14. During the taxi the first officer initiated the after landing checklist. After the checklist we began to fill out the flight log. He was having trouble with the entries. I was looking over to help him. Next thing I hear is ground control telling me to hold short of runway 14. I looked up and noticed I already had my nosewheel across the runway edge line. There was no way for me to stop without being on the runway. I looked up the runway and saw a twin engine aircraft traveling southeast on the runway. I applied power to expedite myself across the runway. Ground control said there was 'no problem' because the twin was only taxiing. At the time I had noticed the twin he was at the intersection of 23R/14 (about 3-4000 ft from my position). Supplemental information from acn 190619: consequently, the first officer is not always aware of the proceedings during the taxi operation. My captain realized his mistake shortly after crossing the hold short line but chose to continue through because it would be faster. My captain called the shift manager who assured us it was no problem under the circumstances. The long days that airline pilots have to endure sometimes promote these kinds of mistakes. The day of this occurrence was just one of those days. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter participated in structured callback interview for runway incursion study. Gave full information reference his aircraft and more information on aircraft Y. Says aircraft Y was not taking off on runway 14, but was taxiing sebound. Says that both flight crew members had heads down in cockpit to complete company logs. There was some schedule pressure as they were trying to accomplish at 15 min turnaround. Some fatigue involved as this was third day of a 9 day work schedule. Says first officer was pretty new and needed help with paperwork. Should have waited until at gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED RWY XING BY COMMUTER.

Narrative: UPON EXITING RWY 23L AT IND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA THE PARALLEL (DELTA) TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 14. DURING THE TAXI THE FO INITIATED THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST. AFTER THE CHKLIST WE BEGAN TO FILL OUT THE FLT LOG. HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENTRIES. I WAS LOOKING OVER TO HELP HIM. NEXT THING I HEAR IS GND CTL TELLING ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 14. I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED I ALREADY HAD MY NOSEWHEEL ACROSS THE RWY EDGE LINE. THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO STOP WITHOUT BEING ON THE RWY. I LOOKED UP THE RWY AND SAW A TWIN ENG ACFT TRAVELING SE ON THE RWY. I APPLIED PWR TO EXPEDITE MYSELF ACROSS THE RWY. GND CTL SAID THERE WAS 'NO PROBLEM' BECAUSE THE TWIN WAS ONLY TAXIING. AT THE TIME I HAD NOTICED THE TWIN HE WAS AT THE INTXN OF 23R/14 (ABOUT 3-4000 FT FROM MY POS). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 190619: CONSEQUENTLY, THE FO IS NOT ALWAYS AWARE OF THE PROCEEDINGS DURING THE TAXI OP. MY CAPT REALIZED HIS MISTAKE SHORTLY AFTER XING THE HOLD SHORT LINE BUT CHOSE TO CONTINUE THROUGH BECAUSE IT WOULD BE FASTER. MY CAPT CALLED THE SHIFT MGR WHO ASSURED US IT WAS NO PROBLEM UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LONG DAYS THAT AIRLINE PLTS HAVE TO ENDURE SOMETIMES PROMOTE THESE KINDS OF MISTAKES. THE DAY OF THIS OCCURRENCE WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR PARTICIPATED IN STRUCTURED CALLBACK INTERVIEW FOR RWY INCURSION STUDY. GAVE FULL INFO REF HIS ACFT AND MORE INFO ON ACFT Y. SAYS ACFT Y WAS NOT TAKING OFF ON RWY 14, BUT WAS TAXIING SEBOUND. SAYS THAT BOTH FLC MEMBERS HAD HEADS DOWN IN COCKPIT TO COMPLETE COMPANY LOGS. THERE WAS SOME SCHEDULE PRESSURE AS THEY WERE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AT 15 MIN TURNAROUND. SOME FATIGUE INVOLVED AS THIS WAS THIRD DAY OF A 9 DAY WORK SCHEDULE. SAYS FO WAS PRETTY NEW AND NEEDED HELP WITH PAPERWORK. SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL AT GATE.

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.