A300 taxiing for departure at mem experienced confusion with ATC clearance and entered runway.

Attributes
ACN	585903
Time
Date	200306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	585903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	586072
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were told to taxi from spot 5 down taxiway V to hold short of taxiway B. Once there we called ground who told us to taxi across runway 27 at taxiway B and follow the airbus ahead. After crossing the stop line (now on runway) he told another jet to cross runway 27 and follow the airbus we had been told to follow. I stopped the jet to clarify our instructions at which time he asked if we were over the stop line and that an airplane on approach was going around. He told us to now taxi across runway 27. This controller was confused.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 TAXIING FOR DEP AT MEM EXPERIENCED CONFUSION WITH ATC CLRNC AND ENTERED RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI FROM SPOT 5 DOWN TXWY V TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY B. ONCE THERE WE CALLED GND WHO TOLD US TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 27 AT TXWY B AND FOLLOW THE AIRBUS AHEAD. AFTER XING THE STOP LINE (NOW ON RWY) HE TOLD ANOTHER JET TO CROSS RWY 27 AND FOLLOW THE AIRBUS WE HAD BEEN TOLD TO FOLLOW. I STOPPED THE JET TO CLARIFY OUR INSTRUCTIONS AT WHICH TIME HE ASKED IF WE WERE OVER THE STOP LINE AND THAT AN AIRPLANE ON APCH WAS GOING AROUND. HE TOLD US TO NOW TAXI ACROSS RWY 27. THIS CTLR WAS CONFUSED.

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.