Runway incursion at houston. Hobby.

Attributes
ACN	470278
Time
Date	200004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 20000
ASRS Report	470278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the captain. Ground and tower frequency were very busy. Ground told us to monitor tower. We were listening to tower and were told to 'taxi to runway 12R.' we were not told to hold 'short.' we taxied onto runway 12R, we saw a learjet on 3 mi final. We asked tower if we were 'cleared into position.' tower said no! We exited the runway and the learjet went around. Due to congestion, high volume on both frequencys, we misunderstood the clearance as 'taxi onto runway 12R!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AT HOUSTON. HOBBY.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT. GND AND TWR FREQ WERE VERY BUSY. GND TOLD US TO MONITOR TWR. WE WERE LISTENING TO TWR AND WERE TOLD TO 'TAXI TO RWY 12R.' WE WERE NOT TOLD TO HOLD 'SHORT.' WE TAXIED ONTO RWY 12R, WE SAW A LEARJET ON 3 MI FINAL. WE ASKED TWR IF WE WERE 'CLRED INTO POS.' TWR SAID NO! WE EXITED THE RWY AND THE LEARJET WENT AROUND. DUE TO CONGESTION, HIGH VOLUME ON BOTH FREQS, WE MISUNDERSTOOD THE CLRNC AS 'TAXI ONTO RWY 12R!

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.