A flight crew taxied across an active runway without a clearance at lit.

Attributes
ACN	443100
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	443100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The first officer relayed the wrong information to captain. Was instructed by first officer to taxi to 'wrong' runway. During taxi we taxied across an active runway. Was caught by tower and informed to do a 180 degree turn clear of runway. No traffic conflict occurred. First officer was new to company. Captain should have been in communication loop, not setting up navigation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC TAXIED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT A CLRNC AT LIT.

Narrative: THE FO RELAYED THE WRONG INFO TO CAPT. WAS INSTRUCTED BY FO TO TAXI TO 'WRONG' RWY. DURING TAXI WE TAXIED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY. WAS CAUGHT BY TWR AND INFORMED TO DO A 180 DEG TURN CLR OF RWY. NO TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED. FO WAS NEW TO COMPANY. CAPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN COM LOOP, NOT SETTING UP NAV.

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.