BE02 crew had runway incursion. Air carrier aircraft made a go around.

Attributes
ACN	425365
Time
Date	199901
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	425365
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Conditions at cle were low visibility and snow. Braking action was reported as fair. I was operating flight abcd for air carrier X acting as captain. Runways 23L/5R were closed for ice and snow removal. We were taxiing behind a B737 aircraft Y. Both the B737 and our flight were cleared to back taxi runway 23L. The B737 was cleared to cross runway 28 (an intersecting runway) while we were told to hold short. The B737 increased power to cross runway 28. As a result, the snow they kicked up effectively 'whited' us out. Instead of stopping immediately as I should have, I eased forward searching for a place to hold short. As a result, we got too close to runway 28 causing a go around for an aircraft Z on final for runway 28. Keeping the factors in mind on the reverse side, I would attribute this event to my decision to continue taxiing in the momentary 'white out.' contributing (but not an excuse) were the unusual taxi instructions of which I had never used, complete ice and snow coverage on the ground obliterating any ground markings such as hold short lines or taxi and runway markings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE02 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION. ACR ACFT MADE A GAR.

Narrative: CONDITIONS AT CLE WERE LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW. BRAKING ACTION WAS RPTED AS FAIR. I WAS OPERATING FLT ABCD FOR ACR X ACTING AS CAPT. RWYS 23L/5R WERE CLOSED FOR ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL. WE WERE TAXIING BEHIND A B737 ACFT Y. BOTH THE B737 AND OUR FLT WERE CLRED TO BACK TAXI RWY 23L. THE B737 WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 28 (AN INTERSECTING RWY) WHILE WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT. THE B737 INCREASED PWR TO CROSS RWY 28. AS A RESULT, THE SNOW THEY KICKED UP EFFECTIVELY 'WHITED' US OUT. INSTEAD OF STOPPING IMMEDIATELY AS I SHOULD HAVE, I EASED FORWARD SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO HOLD SHORT. AS A RESULT, WE GOT TOO CLOSE TO RWY 28 CAUSING A GAR FOR AN ACFT Z ON FINAL FOR RWY 28. KEEPING THE FACTORS IN MIND ON THE REVERSE SIDE, I WOULD ATTRIBUTE THIS EVENT TO MY DECISION TO CONTINUE TAXIING IN THE MOMENTARY 'WHITE OUT.' CONTRIBUTING (BUT NOT AN EXCUSE) WERE THE UNUSUAL TAXI INSTRUCTIONS OF WHICH I HAD NEVER USED, COMPLETE ICE AND SNOW COVERAGE ON THE GND OBLITERATING ANY GND MARKINGS SUCH AS HOLD SHORT LINES OR TAXI AND RWY MARKINGS.

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.