Narrative:

Aircraft was stopped on taxiway north short of taxiway B. Ground control cleared flight to 'wait for another aircraft, then taxi taxiway a to the ramp.' after traffic cleared, the captain began to taxi and I started to 'clean up' the aircraft to commence the after landing checklist. After checklist completion, I told the captain I was going to contact ramp control. He acknowledged. Discussion with ramp indicated, after brief pause, that gate was occupied but would 'push' at XA55 and to hold at taxiway rh for gate. After that, I went to turn volume up on ground frequency and from the look on the captain's face, a radio call had been to us. I told captain I did not hear it. Captain acknowledged and turned onto taxiway F from taxiway B, then stopped the aircraft short of runway 22R. Ground called. I acknowledged holding position. Moments later, we were cleared onto runway 22R, turn left at taxiway G, taxiway a to the ramp. Aircraft was taxied from taxiway B onto taxiway F and was stopped across hold line prior to runway. I neglected to monitor the continuation of taxi by captain while performing the after landing duties, flow, checklist, and ramp control contact. I assumed the captain would turn onto taxiway a and not taxiway B because of my comfort with the experience level of the crew, and the normalcy of the situation. Greater attention to taxi, especially when turns onto subsequent txwys are expected. Verbalize turns when other crew member busy with 'inside the cockpit' duties. Supplemental information from acn 562109: landed on runway 22L ewr. After crossing runway 22R, flight was instructed by ground control to give way to air carrier Y and taxi to the gate. Instead of taking the 1/2 right turn and continuing on taxiway V to taxiway a to the gate, I turned right onto taxiway B. Because I thought I was on the 'inner' taxiway, I turned right towards what I thought was the other taxiway. In front of me was runway 22R, not the other taxiway. I stopped immediately short of the runway. My disorientation was caused in part by complacency, other radio communications about an occupied gate, after landing procedures, and a late afternoon blood sugar low 'sinker.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TXWY INCURSION BY A B757 FLC DURING TAXI AFTER LNDG AT EWR, NJ.

Narrative: ACFT WAS STOPPED ON TXWY N SHORT OF TXWY B. GND CTL CLRED FLT TO 'WAIT FOR ANOTHER ACFT, THEN TAXI TXWY A TO THE RAMP.' AFTER TFC CLRED, THE CAPT BEGAN TO TAXI AND I STARTED TO 'CLEAN UP' THE ACFT TO COMMENCE THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST. AFTER CHKLIST COMPLETION, I TOLD THE CAPT I WAS GOING TO CONTACT RAMP CTL. HE ACKNOWLEDGED. DISCUSSION WITH RAMP INDICATED, AFTER BRIEF PAUSE, THAT GATE WAS OCCUPIED BUT WOULD 'PUSH' AT XA55 AND TO HOLD AT TXWY RH FOR GATE. AFTER THAT, I WENT TO TURN VOLUME UP ON GND FREQ AND FROM THE LOOK ON THE CAPT'S FACE, A RADIO CALL HAD BEEN TO US. I TOLD CAPT I DID NOT HEAR IT. CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED AND TURNED ONTO TXWY F FROM TXWY B, THEN STOPPED THE ACFT SHORT OF RWY 22R. GND CALLED. I ACKNOWLEDGED HOLDING POS. MOMENTS LATER, WE WERE CLRED ONTO RWY 22R, TURN L AT TXWY G, TXWY A TO THE RAMP. ACFT WAS TAXIED FROM TXWY B ONTO TXWY F AND WAS STOPPED ACROSS HOLD LINE PRIOR TO RWY. I NEGLECTED TO MONITOR THE CONTINUATION OF TAXI BY CAPT WHILE PERFORMING THE AFTER LNDG DUTIES, FLOW, CHKLIST, AND RAMP CTL CONTACT. I ASSUMED THE CAPT WOULD TURN ONTO TXWY A AND NOT TXWY B BECAUSE OF MY COMFORT WITH THE EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF THE CREW, AND THE NORMALCY OF THE SIT. GREATER ATTN TO TAXI, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNS ONTO SUBSEQUENT TXWYS ARE EXPECTED. VERBALIZE TURNS WHEN OTHER CREW MEMBER BUSY WITH 'INSIDE THE COCKPIT' DUTIES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 562109: LANDED ON RWY 22L EWR. AFTER XING RWY 22R, FLT WAS INSTRUCTED BY GND CTL TO GIVE WAY TO ACR Y AND TAXI TO THE GATE. INSTEAD OF TAKING THE 1/2 R TURN AND CONTINUING ON TXWY V TO TXWY A TO THE GATE, I TURNED R ONTO TXWY B. BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS ON THE 'INNER' TXWY, I TURNED RIGHT TOWARDS WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE OTHER TXWY. IN FRONT OF ME WAS RWY 22R, NOT THE OTHER TXWY. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY SHORT OF THE RWY. MY DISORIENTATION WAS CAUSED IN PART BY COMPLACENCY, OTHER RADIO COMS ABOUT AN OCCUPIED GATE, AFTER LNDG PROCS, AND A LATE AFTERNOON BLOOD SUGAR LOW 'SINKER.'

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.