DHC8 taxis across runway 27R at phl, resulting in aircraft Y executing a go around.

Attributes
ACN	506354
Time
Date	200103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 265 flight time total : 14780 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	506354
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

While still taxiing from our parking ramp ground control cleared us to taxi across the landing runway. Upon reaching the active runway we looked and observed an aircraft on final, but could not distinguish his distance. I proceeded across in a hurried manner. After reaching the opposite side of the runway we observed the other aircraft go around. 1) I broke my tradition and hurried. Normally I would have held short and confirmed 'cleared to cross the runway.' 2) the ground controllers have a habit of crossing aircraft before they reach the hold short lines. 3) night vision through glasses and a windshield can distort judgement of distance. If it were daytime we would have had better distance judgement and held short. 4) clearance by controllers can be questioned if you have any doubt or question of the clearance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter had no additional information to add.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC8 TAXIS ACROSS RWY 27R AT PHL, RESULTING IN ACFT Y EXECUTING A GAR.

Narrative: WHILE STILL TAXIING FROM OUR PARKING RAMP GND CONTROL CLRED US TO TAXI ACROSS THE LNDG RWY. UPON REACHING THE ACTIVE RWY WE LOOKED AND OBSERVED AN ACFT ON FINAL, BUT COULD NOT DISTINGUISH HIS DISTANCE. I PROCEEDED ACROSS IN A HURRIED MANNER. AFTER REACHING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RWY WE OBSERVED THE OTHER ACFT GAR. 1) I BROKE MY TRADITION AND HURRIED. NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE HELD SHORT AND CONFIRMED 'CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY.' 2) THE GND CONTROLLERS HAVE A HABIT OF CROSSING ACFT BEFORE THEY REACH THE HOLD SHORT LINES. 3) NIGHT VISION THROUGH GLASSES AND A WINDSHIELD CAN DISTORT JUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE. IF IT WERE DAYTIME WE WOULD HAVE HAD BETTER DISTANCE JUDGEMENT AND HELD SHORT. 4) CLRNC BY CONTROLLERS CAN BE QUESTIONED IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT OR QUESTION OF THE CLRNC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR HAD NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ADD.

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.