B727 flight crew fails to hold short of runway when cleared to taxi to that runway.

Attributes
ACN	324320
Time
Date	199512
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	324320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	324688
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On initial contact with buffalo ground control, we were told to taxi to runway 23. Because there was no other traffic in the area and busy doing the before takeoff checklist, we all forgot that the taxi instructions did not clear us to cross the active runway. As a result, we inadvertently crossed runway 23 without clearance to do so. We were unaware of the infraction until ground control gave us a friendly reminder. Supplemental information from acn 324688: after crossing, the ground controller advised us that a clearance to runway 23 does not mean a clearance to cross the active runway during taxi. We obviously misunderstood the taxi instructions. We were certainly wrong, however, the ground controller might avoid a future problem such as ours by issuing a taxi instruction that includes a hold short of the active runway as a reminder. (I have heard this at some airports.) we will definitely be more vigilant!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC FAILS TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY WHEN CLRED TO TAXI TO THAT RWY.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH BUFFALO GND CTL, WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 23. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA AND BUSY DOING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, WE ALL FORGOT THAT THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS DID NOT CLR US TO CROSS THE ACTIVE RWY. AS A RESULT, WE INADVERTENTLY CROSSED RWY 23 WITHOUT CLRNC TO DO SO. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE INFRACTION UNTIL GND CTL GAVE US A FRIENDLY REMINDER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 324688: AFTER XING, THE GND CTLR ADVISED US THAT A CLRNC TO RWY 23 DOES NOT MEAN A CLRNC TO CROSS THE ACTIVE RWY DURING TAXI. WE OBVIOUSLY MISUNDERSTOOD THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. WE WERE CERTAINLY WRONG, HOWEVER, THE GND CTLR MIGHT AVOID A FUTURE PROB SUCH AS OURS BY ISSUING A TAXI INSTRUCTION THAT INCLUDES A HOLD SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RWY AS A REMINDER. (I HAVE HEARD THIS AT SOME ARPTS.) WE WILL DEFINITELY BE MORE VIGILANT!

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.