Flight crew taxies past clearance limit under arriving aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	546799
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	546799
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing out at den, ground control was contacted. Time was just past the top of the hour and ground control advised us that a new ATIS was out and to advise having the new information. Also, we should expect a 15 min delay for sequencing to phx. Because of the anticipated delay, I (first officer) elected to get the new ATIS. While off frequency on communication #2 checking the new ATIS, ground had apparently issued taxi instructions to the captain on communication #1 (north on taxiway left, east on taxiway ed to runway 17L). After crossing taxiway M, we noticed an aircraft roughly 400 ft AGL landing on runway 17R. Ground contacted us and advised us that we were supposed to hold short of taxiway M for landing traffic passing over taxiway ed, and that we should now expedite out of the way of landing traffic. Taxi instructions at major airports requires the complete attention of all cockpit crew. Since the controller had stated there would be a 15 min delay, I left the frequency, thereby providing no back-up for taxi instructions that were incomplete or misunderstood. Changes on the ATIS were minimal (temperature and altimeter) and could have been provided by the controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC TAXIES PAST CLRNC LIMIT UNDER ARRIVING ACFT.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT AT DEN, GND CTL WAS CONTACTED. TIME WAS JUST PAST THE TOP OF THE HR AND GND CTL ADVISED US THAT A NEW ATIS WAS OUT AND TO ADVISE HAVING THE NEW INFO. ALSO, WE SHOULD EXPECT A 15 MIN DELAY FOR SEQUENCING TO PHX. BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED DELAY, I (FO) ELECTED TO GET THE NEW ATIS. WHILE OFF FREQ ON COM #2 CHKING THE NEW ATIS, GND HAD APPARENTLY ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CAPT ON COM #1 (N ON TXWY L, E ON TXWY ED TO RWY 17L). AFTER XING TXWY M, WE NOTICED AN ACFT ROUGHLY 400 FT AGL LNDG ON RWY 17R. GND CONTACTED US AND ADVISED US THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY M FOR LNDG TFC PASSING OVER TXWY ED, AND THAT WE SHOULD NOW EXPEDITE OUT OF THE WAY OF LNDG TFC. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AT MAJOR ARPTS REQUIRES THE COMPLETE ATTN OF ALL COCKPIT CREW. SINCE THE CTLR HAD STATED THERE WOULD BE A 15 MIN DELAY, I LEFT THE FREQ, THEREBY PROVIDING NO BACK-UP FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS THAT WERE INCOMPLETE OR MISUNDERSTOOD. CHANGES ON THE ATIS WERE MINIMAL (TEMP AND ALTIMETER) AND COULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE CTLR.

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.