DC9-30 flight crew taxies across runway at ict without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	440466
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	440466
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We landed on ict's runway 19R. The parallel taxiway D was notamed closed and still closed south of taxiway D3. Tower had instructed us 'left turn at the end, ground point 9.' I saw the men and equipment and asked tower if we needed to back-taxi on the runway. Tower responded in the affirmative stating 'do a 180 degree turn and take a right on taxiway B.' I don't know if he said 'to the gate' after 'taxiway B,' but I do know he never said to contact ground again. So we proceeded on taxiway B and the captain stated 'clear right?' I responded as we taxied across runway 14/32. At that time I realized tower never said to contact ground again and had understood the last instruction as 'taxiway B to the gate.' I asked tower if he wanted us on ground and he said 'yes.' so we switched over and received further clearance to the gate. Thankfully, runway 14/32 was inactive and notamed closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 FLC TAXIES ACROSS RWY AT ICT WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON ICT'S RWY 19R. THE PARALLEL TXWY D WAS NOTAMED CLOSED AND STILL CLOSED S OF TXWY D3. TWR HAD INSTRUCTED US 'L TURN AT THE END, GND POINT 9.' I SAW THE MEN AND EQUIP AND ASKED TWR IF WE NEEDED TO BACK-TAXI ON THE RWY. TWR RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE STATING 'DO A 180 DEG TURN AND TAKE A R ON TXWY B.' I DON'T KNOW IF HE SAID 'TO THE GATE' AFTER 'TXWY B,' BUT I DO KNOW HE NEVER SAID TO CONTACT GND AGAIN. SO WE PROCEEDED ON TXWY B AND THE CAPT STATED 'CLR R?' I RESPONDED AS WE TAXIED ACROSS RWY 14/32. AT THAT TIME I REALIZED TWR NEVER SAID TO CONTACT GND AGAIN AND HAD UNDERSTOOD THE LAST INSTRUCTION AS 'TXWY B TO THE GATE.' I ASKED TWR IF HE WANTED US ON GND AND HE SAID 'YES.' SO WE SWITCHED OVER AND RECEIVED FURTHER CLRNC TO THE GATE. THANKFULLY, RWY 14/32 WAS INACTIVE AND NOTAMED CLOSED.

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.