Narrative:

While taxiing at teb, I was given a clearance to cross runway 24, wait for a challenger to come out of an FBO, then continue behind him and hold short of runway 19. The challenger was told that I was holding for him, and was told to cross runway 19 and hold short of runway 24. At this time I had instructed my first officer to pick up an amended clearance and therefore he was not monitoring me. (This was a mistake on my part. I should have kept him on the ground frequency to back me up.) I feel that because my taxi clearance was given to me with reference to the challenger the focus of my attention became the challenger and not the instruction to hold short of runway 19. Consequently I followed the challenger across runway 19 and into the holding pad. It was at this time that the ground controller reminded me that I was told to follow the challenger and hold short of runway 19.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HAWKER 800 PIC TAXIES ACROSS A RWY THAT HE WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF WHEN HE WAS FOLLOWING A CHALLENGER THAT HAD CLRNC TO CROSS THAT RWY AT TEB, NJ.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING AT TEB, I WAS GIVEN A CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 24, WAIT FOR A CHALLENGER TO COME OUT OF AN FBO, THEN CONTINUE BEHIND HIM AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19. THE CHALLENGER WAS TOLD THAT I WAS HOLDING FOR HIM, AND WAS TOLD TO CROSS RWY 19 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 24. AT THIS TIME I HAD INSTRUCTED MY FO TO PICK UP AN AMENDED CLRNC AND THEREFORE HE WAS NOT MONITORING ME. (THIS WAS A MISTAKE ON MY PART. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIM ON THE GND FREQ TO BACK ME UP.) I FEEL THAT BECAUSE MY TAXI CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO ME WITH REF TO THE CHALLENGER THE FOCUS OF MY ATTN BECAME THE CHALLENGER AND NOT THE INSTRUCTION TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19. CONSEQUENTLY I FOLLOWED THE CHALLENGER ACROSS RWY 19 AND INTO THE HOLDING PAD. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE GND CTLR REMINDED ME THAT I WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW THE CHALLENGER AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19.

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.