Narrative:

Instructed first officer to call for taxi. Was told to taxi to runway 23, hold short of runway 32. First officer read back clearance. During taxi checklist while on taxiway 'a' noticed split flap indication. Instructed first officer to continue to cycle flaps, we both were looking at instrument on lower rh panel. Glanced up to turn airplane at bend in taxiway. Keyed microphone to ask tower to inspect flaps and noticed bonanza passing to the left from first officer clear view panel. Told ATC 'that was close, I did not hold short.' the nose of the aircraft was just over edge of runway and I had stopped the aircraft there momentarily after realizing I was on runway 32. Watched bonanza out left window -- saw it level approximately 30 ft AGL straddling runway edge lights with gear and flaps down and eventually climbing. Asked tower to inspect flaps and complimented other pilot for taking good action so we did not hit them. Tower asked if bonanza was ok -- they said yes only because they had flying speed. Returned to ramp to confirm flaps ok -- indicated ok. Fixation on flap gauge led to situational awareness loss. SOP was not followed, we usually say 'clear left, clear right' crossing runways. Need to practice better CRM -- eyes out of cockpit on ground. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated it was very hot and he was not in a very good frame of mind when the incident occurred. He is the check airman for the company and had just started a training session with a captain that needed to be checked out by the end of the week. He was instructed to cancel the training and fly a last minute charter. He said while taxiing out for takeoff and just prior to crossing the runway. He briefly glanced to the left for traffic and continued to taxi. The taxiway was angled so he could not see the other end of the runway. The first officer was head down recycling the flaps trying to fix a split flap problem and was unaware they were crossing the runway. The captain said he stopped when he saw the small aircraft go by.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAILING TO HOLD SHORT OF AN ACTIVE RWY, ACFT X PLT PENETRATES RWY AS A BE36 LIFTS OFF AND VEERS TO AVOID A COLLISION.

Narrative: INSTRUCTED FO TO CALL FOR TAXI. WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 23, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 32. FO READ BACK CLRNC. DURING TAXI CHKLIST WHILE ON TXWY 'A' NOTICED SPLIT FLAP INDICATION. INSTRUCTED FO TO CONTINUE TO CYCLE FLAPS, WE BOTH WERE LOOKING AT INSTRUMENT ON LOWER RH PANEL. GLANCED UP TO TURN AIRPLANE AT BEND IN TXWY. KEYED MICROPHONE TO ASK TWR TO INSPECT FLAPS AND NOTICED BONANZA PASSING TO THE L FROM FO CLR VIEW PANEL. TOLD ATC 'THAT WAS CLOSE, I DID NOT HOLD SHORT.' THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS JUST OVER EDGE OF RWY AND I HAD STOPPED THE ACFT THERE MOMENTARILY AFTER REALIZING I WAS ON RWY 32. WATCHED BONANZA OUT L WINDOW -- SAW IT LEVEL APPROX 30 FT AGL STRADDLING RWY EDGE LIGHTS WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CLIMBING. ASKED TWR TO INSPECT FLAPS AND COMPLIMENTED OTHER PLT FOR TAKING GOOD ACTION SO WE DID NOT HIT THEM. TWR ASKED IF BONANZA WAS OK -- THEY SAID YES ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAD FLYING SPEED. RETURNED TO RAMP TO CONFIRM FLAPS OK -- INDICATED OK. FIXATION ON FLAP GAUGE LED TO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS LOSS. SOP WAS NOT FOLLOWED, WE USUALLY SAY 'CLR L, CLR R' CROSSING RWYS. NEED TO PRACTICE BETTER CRM -- EYES OUT OF COCKPIT ON GND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED IT WAS VERY HOT AND HE WAS NOT IN A VERY GOOD FRAME OF MIND WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE IS THE CHECK AIRMAN FOR THE COMPANY AND HAD JUST STARTED A TRAINING SESSION WITH A CAPT THAT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED OUT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CANCEL THE TRAINING AND FLY A LAST MINUTE CHARTER. HE SAID WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF AND JUST PRIOR TO CROSSING THE RWY. HE BRIEFLY GLANCED TO THE L FOR TFC AND CONTINUED TO TAXI. THE TXWY WAS ANGLED SO HE COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. THE FO WAS HEAD DOWN RECYCLING THE FLAPS TRYING TO FIX A SPLIT FLAP PROB AND WAS UNAWARE THEY WERE CROSSING THE RWY. THE CAPT SAID HE STOPPED WHEN HE SAW THE SMALL ACFT GO BY.

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.