Reporter error admitted in unauthorized runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	293549
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	293549
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the first flight of the day at roc, we were taxiing out to runway 10. I was in the process of doing the first officer first flight of the day taxi checks when I happened to look up and see the captain about to taxi onto the active runway. The hold line was covered with snow and he didn't see it. We stopped short of the runway but across the hold line. Tower told us to cross the runway and hold on the other side. There was a plane on a final, but a few mi out. No conflict created. As the first officer I have a lot of checks to do on the first flight of the day, but I also have a responsibility to insure the other pilot doesn't taxi onto active runways. I should have been keeping aware of our location on the txwys.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ERROR ADMITTED IN UNAUTH RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: ON THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY AT ROC, WE WERE TAXIING OUT TO RWY 10. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE FO FIRST FLT OF THE DAY TAXI CHKS WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AND SEE THE CAPT ABOUT TO TAXI ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY. THE HOLD LINE WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND HE DIDN'T SEE IT. WE STOPPED SHORT OF THE RWY BUT ACROSS THE HOLD LINE. TWR TOLD US TO CROSS THE RWY AND HOLD ON THE OTHER SIDE. THERE WAS A PLANE ON A FINAL, BUT A FEW MI OUT. NO CONFLICT CREATED. AS THE FO I HAVE A LOT OF CHKS TO DO ON THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY, BUT I ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO INSURE THE OTHER PLT DOESN'T TAXI ONTO ACTIVE RWYS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN KEEPING AWARE OF OUR LOCATION ON THE TXWYS.

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.