A pilot reports an aircraft rejected the takeoff due to a runway incursion at lit.

Attributes
ACN	447850
Time
Date	199909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lit.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lit.tower tower : lih.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : taxi
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	447850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Landed runway 22L and taxied across airport under ground control with restr to hold short runway 18. Approaching runway 18 we were 'cleared to cross runway 18, baron on 2 mi final.' we observed a beech 1900 on runway 18 holding for takeoff. The 1900 never began moving until we crossed runway 18. He then aborted his takeoff and once on ground, control complained to ground of the runway incursion. Ground reiterated that we had been cleared to cross. It is not unusual to be cleared to cross runway 18 with an aircraft in position and holding. As was usual with this situation, both pilots kept an eye on the holding aircraft until we were clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT RPTS AN ACFT REJECTED THE TKOF DUE TO A RWY INCURSION AT LIT.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 22L AND TAXIED ACROSS ARPT UNDER GND CTL WITH RESTR TO HOLD SHORT RWY 18. APCHING RWY 18 WE WERE 'CLRED TO CROSS RWY 18, BARON ON 2 MI FINAL.' WE OBSERVED A BEECH 1900 ON RWY 18 HOLDING FOR TKOF. THE 1900 NEVER BEGAN MOVING UNTIL WE CROSSED RWY 18. HE THEN ABORTED HIS TKOF AND ONCE ON GND, CTL COMPLAINED TO GND OF THE RWY INCURSION. GND REITERATED THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO BE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 18 WITH AN ACFT IN POS AND HOLDING. AS WAS USUAL WITH THIS SIT, BOTH PLTS KEPT AN EYE ON THE HOLDING ACFT UNTIL WE WERE CLR.

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.