Runway incursion in night operation.

Attributes
ACN	291467
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	291467
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance was received to taxi from the ramp area of north side concourse to runway 31C via P and G to hold short of runway 31R. The captain taxied via P and, as I saw that we were approaching the hold short line of runway 31R, I told him 'he (the controller) said hold short of runway 31R.' the captain said, 'no, he said hold short of 31L!' due to the taxi speed we began moving across runway 31R. Ground control said, 'I told you to hold short of runway 31R.' it's too late now, contact tower.' I told the controller 'I'm sorry about that' and switched to tower. There was no approaching traffic in sight in the air or on the ground for runway 31R. This situation had developed very rapidly due to the following: I could not determine that the captain was not going to stop short of the 31R runway until we were at the hold short line. The taxi speed at the time was such that the aircraft could not have been stopped in time without someone in the cabin sustaining an injury -- possibly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION IN NIGHT OP.

Narrative: CLRNC WAS RECEIVED TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP AREA OF N SIDE CONCOURSE TO RWY 31C VIA P AND G TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 31R. THE CAPT TAXIED VIA P AND, AS I SAW THAT WE WERE APCHING THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF RWY 31R, I TOLD HIM 'HE (THE CTLR) SAID HOLD SHORT OF RWY 31R.' THE CAPT SAID, 'NO, HE SAID HOLD SHORT OF 31L!' DUE TO THE TAXI SPD WE BEGAN MOVING ACROSS RWY 31R. GND CTL SAID, 'I TOLD YOU TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 31R.' IT'S TOO LATE NOW, CONTACT TWR.' I TOLD THE CTLR 'I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT' AND SWITCHED TO TWR. THERE WAS NO APCHING TFC IN SIGHT IN THE AIR OR ON THE GND FOR RWY 31R. THIS SIT HAD DEVELOPED VERY RAPIDLY DUE TO THE FOLLOWING: I COULD NOT DETERMINE THAT THE CAPT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP SHORT OF THE 31R RWY UNTIL WE WERE AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE TAXI SPD AT THE TIME WAS SUCH THAT THE ACFT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN STOPPED IN TIME WITHOUT SOMEONE IN THE CABIN SUSTAINING AN INJURY -- POSSIBLY.

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.