Runway incursion at cle, oh.

Attributes
ACN	470168
Time
Date	200004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3900
ASRS Report	470168
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	470166
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cle airport was departing runway 5L&right. We were given instructions to taxi to runway 5L and hold short of runway 5R at taxiway north. Once we were #1 at taxiway north, we switched over to tower. We were then told to go into position and hold on runway 5L and to expedite across runway 5R. We read back the clearance to tower and proceeded to taxi across runway 5R. There was a B737 in position on runway 5R. When we were on runway 5R, I noticed an aircraft on short final for runway 5L. So my first officer asked tower if they wanted us to hold short of runway 5L. Tower did not respond immediately. Then after a few seconds tower asked who the aircraft on taxiway north was. It then became obvious that we were never cleared to cross runway 5R. The aircraft that had previously landed on runway 5L was the one cleared to cross runway 5R. Throughout the entire time there was never any danger. The B737 was not cleared for takeoff and we never cut off the aircraft on short final for runway 5L. The contributing factors were nonstandard operations (landing on runway 5L instead of runway 5R) and tower not responding to our readback of the taxi instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AT CLE, OH.

Narrative: CLE ARPT WAS DEPARTING RWY 5L&R. WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO RWY 5L AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 5R AT TXWY N. ONCE WE WERE #1 AT TXWY N, WE SWITCHED OVER TO TWR. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO GO INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 5L AND TO EXPEDITE ACROSS RWY 5R. WE READ BACK THE CLRNC TO TWR AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 5R. THERE WAS A B737 IN POS ON RWY 5R. WHEN WE WERE ON RWY 5R, I NOTICED AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 5L. SO MY FO ASKED TWR IF THEY WANTED US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 5L. TWR DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS TWR ASKED WHO THE ACFT ON TXWY N WAS. IT THEN BECAME OBVIOUS THAT WE WERE NEVER CLRED TO CROSS RWY 5R. THE ACFT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY LANDED ON RWY 5L WAS THE ONE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 5R. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TIME THERE WAS NEVER ANY DANGER. THE B737 WAS NOT CLRED FOR TKOF AND WE NEVER CUT OFF THE ACFT ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 5L. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE NONSTANDARD OPS (LNDG ON RWY 5L INSTEAD OF RWY 5R) AND TWR NOT RESPONDING TO OUR READBACK OF THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.

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.