Unauthorized runway crossing.

Attributes
ACN	295331
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 15000
ASRS Report	295331
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	295176
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During taxi, computer problem arose. I helped the first officer correct the problem. This diverted my attention from correct taxi route and I found myself taxiing across a parallel runway when I returned attention to taxi route. Factors for me include trying to be helpful to new first officer, making sure performance in computer was correct for a shortened runway, allowing my attention to divert during critical period and falling back into old habit pattern in reference to taxi route which had changed in the recent yr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY XING.

Narrative: DURING TAXI, COMPUTER PROB AROSE. I HELPED THE FO CORRECT THE PROB. THIS DIVERTED MY ATTN FROM CORRECT TAXI RTE AND I FOUND MYSELF TAXIING ACROSS A PARALLEL RWY WHEN I RETURNED ATTN TO TAXI RTE. FACTORS FOR ME INCLUDE TRYING TO BE HELPFUL TO NEW FO, MAKING SURE PERFORMANCE IN COMPUTER WAS CORRECT FOR A SHORTENED RWY, ALLOWING MY ATTN TO DIVERT DURING CRITICAL PERIOD AND FALLING BACK INTO OLD HABIT PATTERN IN REF TO TAXI RTE WHICH HAD CHANGED IN THE RECENT YR.

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.