MD88 flight crew taxies across active runway en route to takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	339313
Time
Date	199606
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	339313
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given clearance to taxi to runway 32 from gate. Ground control told us initially to go left on taxiway B to avoid an inbound flight. As we started out on taxiway B, captain told first officer to start right engine. At the same time the captain made the pre-takeoff announcement. We continued on taxiway B toward runway 22 across runway 14/32. At the time there was no arriving or departing aircraft on runway 14/32. After crossing, ground control told us we must be a little confused and gave us further instructions to runway 32. This occurrence happened at a time of high cockpit workload with a new copilot. Increased vigilance required at all taxiway and runway intxns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 FLC TAXIES ACROSS ACTIVE RWY ENRTE TO TKOF.

Narrative: GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 32 FROM GATE. GND CTL TOLD US INITIALLY TO GO L ON TXWY B TO AVOID AN INBOUND FLT. AS WE STARTED OUT ON TXWY B, CAPT TOLD FO TO START R ENG. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAPT MADE THE PRE-TKOF ANNOUNCEMENT. WE CONTINUED ON TXWY B TOWARD RWY 22 ACROSS RWY 14/32. AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO ARRIVING OR DEPARTING ACFT ON RWY 14/32. AFTER XING, GND CTL TOLD US WE MUST BE A LITTLE CONFUSED AND GAVE US FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 32. THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT A TIME OF HIGH COCKPIT WORKLOAD WITH A NEW COPLT. INCREASED VIGILANCE REQUIRED AT ALL TXWY AND RWY INTXNS.

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.