Unauthorized runway entry crossing operation.

Attributes
ACN	204757
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000
ASRS Report	204757
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	204611
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As we turned off of runway 30 after landing, tower or ground advised us to hold short of 25R on delta. I was not aware that we were almost immediately at that intersection after turn off. I suspect it was a case of thinking I heard what I expected to hear as, in my mind, I thought I was to hold short of the runway we had just landed on (30). I crossed what I thought was a taxiway (and it was clear of traffic) and was trying to locate delta where it intersected 30. The copilot was apparently also confused and was looking for his map of the airport. Neither of us saw any runway 25R marking signs. Ground called and asked if we were on runway 25R. By that time of course we had realized our error. In retrospect, it was a case of not thoroughly familiarizing ourselves with the maze of criss-crossing runways at lgb, and a predisposition to 'hear' what you expect to hear. Fortunately there was not a real safety conflict. I also think, due to the immediate proximity of runway 25R at the 30 turnoff, ground might have been more helpful had they simply told us to hold our position on delta which was short of 25R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED RWY ENTRY XING OP.

Narrative: AS WE TURNED OFF OF RWY 30 AFTER LNDG, TWR OR GND ADVISED US TO HOLD SHORT OF 25R ON DELTA. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT WE WERE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AT THAT INTXN AFTER TURN OFF. I SUSPECT IT WAS A CASE OF THINKING I HEARD WHAT I EXPECTED TO HEAR AS, IN MY MIND, I THOUGHT I WAS TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY WE HAD JUST LANDED ON (30). I CROSSED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A TAXIWAY (AND IT WAS CLR OF TFC) AND WAS TRYING TO LOCATE DELTA WHERE IT INTERSECTED 30. THE COPLT WAS APPARENTLY ALSO CONFUSED AND WAS LOOKING FOR HIS MAP OF THE ARPT. NEITHER OF US SAW ANY RWY 25R MARKING SIGNS. GND CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE ON RWY 25R. BY THAT TIME OF COURSE WE HAD REALIZED OUR ERROR. IN RETROSPECT, IT WAS A CASE OF NOT THOROUGHLY FAMILIARIZING OURSELVES WITH THE MAZE OF CRISS-XING RWYS AT LGB, AND A PREDISPOSITION TO 'HEAR' WHAT YOU EXPECT TO HEAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A REAL SAFETY CONFLICT. I ALSO THINK, DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE PROX OF RWY 25R AT THE 30 TURNOFF, GND MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL HAD THEY SIMPLY TOLD US TO HOLD OUR POS ON DELTA WHICH WAS SHORT OF 25R.

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.