Narrative:

After landing on runway 16R, we were holding between the runways waiting for air carrier flight Y to land and roll out on runway 16L. I had overheard on 131.2 on final approach that there was a gate problem with several aircraft. So when I knew we were waiting for aircraft Y to land, I called operations to verify that our gate was open. While I was talking to operations, PIC pushed the power up to cross runway 16L. Before I had a chance to say anything, he stopped the aircraft when tower advised him to. As it turned out, tower told us to cross runway 16L, but then realized that air carrier Y was too close to touching down. And since we were already across the hold short line, they sent air carrier Y around. When we got to the gate, PIC called the tower to verify what had happened. They told him that it was their mistake and they did the prudent thing in sending air carrier Y around. Supplemental information from acn 603192: as we moved across the hold short line, tower instructed us to hold our position. It appeared to me we could have crossed the runway in time but factors from my seat were: 1) night time visibility, and 2) difficult angle looking back up runway 16L from the angled taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING A NIGHT OP, AN ATC SPONSORED RWY INCURSION OF RWY 16L BY A B737 CREW CREATES THE NECESSITY FOR LCL CTLR TO SEND AN ACR ON SHORT FINAL AROUND AT SEA, WA.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 16R, WE WERE HOLDING BTWN THE RWYS WAITING FOR ACR FLT Y TO LAND AND ROLL OUT ON RWY 16L. I HAD OVERHEARD ON 131.2 ON FINAL APCH THAT THERE WAS A GATE PROB WITH SEVERAL ACFT. SO WHEN I KNEW WE WERE WAITING FOR ACFT Y TO LAND, I CALLED OPS TO VERIFY THAT OUR GATE WAS OPEN. WHILE I WAS TALKING TO OPS, PIC PUSHED THE PWR UP TO CROSS RWY 16L. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING, HE STOPPED THE ACFT WHEN TWR ADVISED HIM TO. AS IT TURNED OUT, TWR TOLD US TO CROSS RWY 16L, BUT THEN REALIZED THAT ACR Y WAS TOO CLOSE TO TOUCHING DOWN. AND SINCE WE WERE ALREADY ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE, THEY SENT ACR Y AROUND. WHEN WE GOT TO THE GATE, PIC CALLED THE TWR TO VERIFY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE AND THEY DID THE PRUDENT THING IN SENDING ACR Y AROUND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 603192: AS WE MOVED ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE, TWR INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD OUR POS. IT APPEARED TO ME WE COULD HAVE CROSSED THE RWY IN TIME BUT FACTORS FROM MY SEAT WERE: 1) NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY, AND 2) DIFFICULT ANGLE LOOKING BACK UP RWY 16L FROM THE ANGLED TXWY.

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.