Flight crew has runway incursion.

Attributes
ACN	550230
Time
Date	200206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : liph.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	550230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
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:

We were cleared by tsf tower to taxi to holding position runway 25. We proceeded to this point and set the parking brake. We received our clearance and squawk. Then we understood position on runway 25 and hold for takeoff. They probably gave us a clearance to the position we were already at. I cleared right and reported an aircraft in the distance. We taxied on to the runway and set our parking brakes, landing lights and transponder were turned on. We monitored the progress of the aircraft, but did not hear any xmissions. The plane did a low approach. It looked like a C172. The waiting period was about 3 mins. Then tsf tower told us we were not supposed to be on the runway. This did not make sense to us. There was minimal activity (just us 2 aircraft) and we had plenty of time to clear the runway. Europe uses line up and wait, but circumstances in this case were a result of a language problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC HAS RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED BY TSF TWR TO TAXI TO HOLDING POS RWY 25. WE PROCEEDED TO THIS POINT AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC AND SQUAWK. THEN WE UNDERSTOOD POS ON RWY 25 AND HOLD FOR TKOF. THEY PROBABLY GAVE US A CLRNC TO THE POS WE WERE ALREADY AT. I CLRED R AND RPTED AN ACFT IN THE DISTANCE. WE TAXIED ON TO THE RWY AND SET OUR PARKING BRAKES, LNDG LIGHTS AND XPONDER WERE TURNED ON. WE MONITORED THE PROGRESS OF THE ACFT, BUT DID NOT HEAR ANY XMISSIONS. THE PLANE DID A LOW APCH. IT LOOKED LIKE A C172. THE WAITING PERIOD WAS ABOUT 3 MINS. THEN TSF TWR TOLD US WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE RWY. THIS DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO US. THERE WAS MINIMAL ACTIVITY (JUST US 2 ACFT) AND WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO CLR THE RWY. EUROPE USES LINE UP AND WAIT, BUT CIRCUMSTANCES IN THIS CASE WERE A RESULT OF A LANGUAGE PROB.

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.