Narrative:

Instruction given by ewr ground from gate was to taxi rb to left B to runway 22R at taxiway west. Approaching twxy west, I had my head down reviewing ewr 7 SID. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed taxiway west pass. I swung my head to notice that the captain had his head down as well. We missed our intersection departure at taxiway west and stopped on runway 11, just over the hold short line. Tower questioned what we were doing and instructed us to cross runway 11. No other conversation regarding the event took place between tower and crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN E135 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT EWR, MISSED TURNING AT THEIR ASSIGNED TXWY, XING THE HOLD LINE OF AN ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY EWR GND FROM GATE WAS TO TAXI RB TO L B TO RWY 22R AT TXWY W. APCHING TWXY W, I HAD MY HEAD DOWN REVIEWING EWR 7 SID. OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE, I NOTICED TXWY W PASS. I SWUNG MY HEAD TO NOTICE THAT THE CAPT HAD HIS HEAD DOWN AS WELL. WE MISSED OUR INTXN DEP AT TXWY W AND STOPPED ON RWY 11, JUST OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE. TWR QUESTIONED WHAT WE WERE DOING AND INSTRUCTED US TO CROSS RWY 11. NO OTHER CONVERSATION REGARDING THE EVENT TOOK PLACE BTWN TWR AND CREW.

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.