B757 crew, issued late 'hold short' instruction, enters active runway at lax.

Attributes
ACN	421539
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	421539
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12400 flight time type : 2250
ASRS Report	421543
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We landed lax on runway 24R. Entering the 'aa' high speed taxiway, the tower cleared us to 'cross runway 24L and contact ground control on the other side,' which we acknowledged. We continued on the high speed taxiway aa and looked left to clear for traffic. All lights were on (landing, turnoff, taxi). When the nose of the aircraft was at the runway edge, the tower instructed us to hold short. I immediately stopped the aircraft but the nose was by now about 10 ft onto the runway. We responded that we could not hold short, and that our nose was on the runway. A B737 was allowed to land on runway 24L and turned off at midfield (2000-3000 ft short of our position). The tower supervisor was called to discuss the incident, and was open to the recommendation of a timely clearance to hold short, so this would not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW, ISSUED LATE 'HOLD SHORT' INSTRUCTION, ENTERS ACTIVE RWY AT LAX.

Narrative: WE LANDED LAX ON RWY 24R. ENTERING THE 'AA' HIGH SPD TXWY, THE TWR CLRED US TO 'CROSS RWY 24L AND CONTACT GND CTL ON THE OTHER SIDE,' WHICH WE ACKNOWLEDGED. WE CONTINUED ON THE HIGH SPD TXWY AA AND LOOKED L TO CLR FOR TFC. ALL LIGHTS WERE ON (LNDG, TURNOFF, TAXI). WHEN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS AT THE RWY EDGE, THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD SHORT. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT BUT THE NOSE WAS BY NOW ABOUT 10 FT ONTO THE RWY. WE RESPONDED THAT WE COULD NOT HOLD SHORT, AND THAT OUR NOSE WAS ON THE RWY. A B737 WAS ALLOWED TO LAND ON RWY 24L AND TURNED OFF AT MIDFIELD (2000-3000 FT SHORT OF OUR POS). THE TWR SUPVR WAS CALLED TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT, AND WAS OPEN TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF A TIMELY CLRNC TO HOLD SHORT, SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.