Air carrier captain concerned with stl tower taxi procedure when crossing other runways being changed to ground control instead of remaining on local control until clear of all runways.

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Attributes
ACN	516612
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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	516612
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : stl.tower

Narrative:

Location: taxiing on ground at stl. One more time, this is a very, very dangerous situation in my opinion. We are giving up a layer of protection when we are forced to go to ground control to cross an active runway. Also, why do we do this at stl and at no other airport to my knowledge? The FAA says runway incursions are the #1 problem. Why are we doing this?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAPT CONCERNED WITH STL TWR TAXI PROC WHEN XING OTHER RWYS BEING CHANGED TO GND CTL INSTEAD OF REMAINING ON LCL CTL UNTIL CLR OF ALL RWYS.

Narrative: LOCATION: TAXIING ON GND AT STL. ONE MORE TIME, THIS IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SIT IN MY OPINION. WE ARE GIVING UP A LAYER OF PROTECTION WHEN WE ARE FORCED TO GO TO GND CTL TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY. ALSO, WHY DO WE DO THIS AT STL AND AT NO OTHER ARPT TO MY KNOWLEDGE? THE FAA SAYS RWY INCURSIONS ARE THE #1 PROB. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

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.