Air carrier large transport unauthorized runway crossing at bos after landing.

Attributes
ACN	197945
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	197945
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4800
ASRS Report	198336
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Landing runway 27 boston, after clear of runway, instructed to hold short of 22R. Holding short of 22R, changed to ground control frequency (apparently mistakenly) and informed controller we had cleared runway 27, was instructed by ground controller to 'cross and turn right on the outer to gate', crossed 22R and noticed lights of aircraft at takeoff end of 22R (1 1/2 mi northeast). Discussion, at ground controller's request, with watch supervisor after gate arrival informed us that the aircraft lights at takeoff end of 22R were those of an aircraft that was cleared for takeoff. We should have obtained crossing clearance from the 22R local controller (different from 27 controller) and ground controller, we believe, mistook us for an air carrier Y that had just crossed 22R and in error cleared us to taxi to our gate. Why, oh why, does boston use 2 local controllers to handle runway xings? Do they not talk to each other as they stand side-by-side?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT UNAUTHORIZED RWY XING AT BOS AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 27 BOSTON, AFTER CLR OF RWY, INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF 22R. HOLDING SHORT OF 22R, CHANGED TO GND CTL FREQ (APPARENTLY MISTAKENLY) AND INFORMED CTLR WE HAD CLRED RWY 27, WAS INSTRUCTED BY GND CTLR TO 'CROSS AND TURN R ON THE OUTER TO GATE', CROSSED 22R AND NOTICED LIGHTS OF ACFT AT TKOF END OF 22R (1 1/2 MI NE). DISCUSSION, AT GND CTLR'S REQUEST, WITH WATCH SUPVR AFTER GATE ARR INFORMED US THAT THE ACFT LIGHTS AT TKOF END OF 22R WERE THOSE OF AN ACFT THAT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. WE SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED XING CLRNC FROM THE 22R LCL CTLR (DIFFERENT FROM 27 CTLR) AND GND CTLR, WE BELIEVE, MISTOOK US FOR AN ACR Y THAT HAD JUST CROSSED 22R AND IN ERROR CLRED US TO TAXI TO OUR GATE. WHY, OH WHY, DOES BOSTON USE 2 LCL CTLRS TO HANDLE RWY XINGS? DO THEY NOT TALK TO EACH OTHER AS THEY STAND SIDE-BY-SIDE?

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.