Narrative:

My flight landed and was rolling out on runway 30. A training flight was doing an approach to runway 25. During xfer of control to captain at 70 KTS, tower issued exit instructions. This was a very busy time for flight crew. Captain taxied onto active runway 25 by mistake, thinking this was correct route. Trainer aircraft was told to go around and we taxied to gate. The answer is simple -- when given instructions at unfamiliar place, you must stop and verify before you cross a runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW TURNED ON AN ACTIVE RWY AFTER LNDG CAUSING A GAR.

Narrative: MY FLT LANDED AND WAS ROLLING OUT ON RWY 30. A TRAINING FLT WAS DOING AN APCH TO RWY 25. DURING XFER OF CTL TO CAPT AT 70 KTS, TWR ISSUED EXIT INSTRUCTIONS. THIS WAS A VERY BUSY TIME FOR FLC. CAPT TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY 25 BY MISTAKE, THINKING THIS WAS CORRECT RTE. TRAINER ACFT WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND AND WE TAXIED TO GATE. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE -- WHEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS AT UNFAMILIAR PLACE, YOU MUST STOP AND VERIFY BEFORE YOU CROSS A RWY.

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.