MD80 crew had runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	473017
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jax.tower
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	473017
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 controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
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:

While taxiing out to runway 4L/22R on taxiway a, we were told to hold short of intersection H. Then we received clearance to continue taxiing on taxiway a. My head was down looking for directions on my map when my captain taxied straight ahead on taxiway a and instead of making the turn on taxiway a he went on taxiway ka, crossed runway 13R/31L, which was not an active runway, and continued on taxiway K. Upon realizing our mistake, we stopped, questioned ATC and were told to exit at taxiway kb, taxi down runway 4L, and exit at taxiway J to join taxiway a, which we did. The situation arose because we both were unfamiliar with the airport and we started taxiing before we knew our position on the field. Also, I should have been 'heads up' at all times, and not accepted taxi instructions until I knew our position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT TO RWY 4L/22R ON TXWY A, WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF INTXN H. THEN WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO CONTINUE TAXIING ON TXWY A. MY HEAD WAS DOWN LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONS ON MY MAP WHEN MY CAPT TAXIED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON TXWY A AND INSTEAD OF MAKING THE TURN ON TXWY A HE WENT ON TXWY KA, CROSSED RWY 13R/31L, WHICH WAS NOT AN ACTIVE RWY, AND CONTINUED ON TXWY K. UPON REALIZING OUR MISTAKE, WE STOPPED, QUESTIONED ATC AND WERE TOLD TO EXIT AT TXWY KB, TAXI DOWN RWY 4L, AND EXIT AT TXWY J TO JOIN TXWY A, WHICH WE DID. THE SIT AROSE BECAUSE WE BOTH WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND WE STARTED TAXIING BEFORE WE KNEW OUR POS ON THE FIELD. ALSO, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN 'HEADS UP' AT ALL TIMES, AND NOT ACCEPTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL I KNEW OUR POS.

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.