Unauthorized runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	295437
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
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	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
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 taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	295437
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	295435
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi to runway 22R -- crossed onto runway 22R during taxi. I was in back serving beverages when the pilot started taxi to runway 22R. About halfway to the runway I got to the front and began to run the taxi checklist. I was told we were going to runway 22R. But had my head down reading the checklist. I looked up and we were on runway 22R. We realized our mistake and informed ground. The ramp area and runway 22R all run together at this side of the airport and it is difficult to find the hold line and red sign on the south side of the taxiway. Supplemental information from acn 295435: in the future, I would like to have the takeoff brief done sooner so more attention could be given to airport surroundings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 22R -- CROSSED ONTO RWY 22R DURING TAXI. I WAS IN BACK SERVING BEVERAGES WHEN THE PLT STARTED TAXI TO RWY 22R. ABOUT HALFWAY TO THE RWY I GOT TO THE FRONT AND BEGAN TO RUN THE TAXI CHKLIST. I WAS TOLD WE WERE GOING TO RWY 22R. BUT HAD MY HEAD DOWN READING THE CHKLIST. I LOOKED UP AND WE WERE ON RWY 22R. WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE AND INFORMED GND. THE RAMP AREA AND RWY 22R ALL RUN TOGETHER AT THIS SIDE OF THE ARPT AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND THE HOLD LINE AND RED SIGN ON THE S SIDE OF THE TXWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 295435: IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TKOF BRIEF DONE SOONER SO MORE ATTN COULD BE GIVEN TO ARPT SURROUNDINGS.

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.