MD80 crew almost had runway incursion at pdx.

Attributes
ACN	486660
Time
Date	200009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	486660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Near runway incursion. Cleared to taxi from ramp via taxiway E2 to taxiway east to runway 10L. Was dark and very early (AB45) get-up. Thought I could get more/all of the runway if I approached from the overrun end, but discovered that I was going to intrude on runway 3/21 if I proceeded any further. Stopped and asked the first officer to clear us with tower just as tower came on to warn us that we were about to encroach runway 3/21. Stopped with nose gear on hold short line. Very close to a runway incursion. Points out -- always know where you are and don't move unless you know, especially in the dark and sleepy pre-dawn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW ALMOST HAD RWY INCURSION AT PDX.

Narrative: NEAR RWY INCURSION. CLRED TO TAXI FROM RAMP VIA TXWY E2 TO TXWY E TO RWY 10L. WAS DARK AND VERY EARLY (AB45) GET-UP. THOUGHT I COULD GET MORE/ALL OF THE RWY IF I APCHED FROM THE OVERRUN END, BUT DISCOVERED THAT I WAS GOING TO INTRUDE ON RWY 3/21 IF I PROCEEDED ANY FURTHER. STOPPED AND ASKED THE FO TO CLR US WITH TWR JUST AS TWR CAME ON TO WARN US THAT WE WERE ABOUT TO ENCROACH RWY 3/21. STOPPED WITH NOSE GEAR ON HOLD SHORT LINE. VERY CLOSE TO A RWY INCURSION. POINTS OUT -- ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND DON'T MOVE UNLESS YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE DARK AND SLEEPY PRE-DAWN.

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.