EMB145 flight crew had a runway incursion at ewr.

Attributes
ACN	699270
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2026 flight time type : 1623
ASRS Report	699270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Captain and I cleared runway 22L and received an instruction to taxi parallel the runway; then hold short of runway 22R at a specific taxiway. I read back the instruction then verbally confirmed the instruction with my captain. I then had my head inside the cockpit to complete my after landing flow and checklist. When I looked out again we had just crossed the hold short line to runway 22R. I reminded the captain that we were to hold short and he stopped the aircraft maybe 10 ft beyond the hold short line. Here's where things got very educational. After stopping the aircraft; the captain elected to put the aircraft into reverse thrust and try to back up. I immediately took over the brakes and said that we should just wait here and not make the situation any worse. He got the reversers back in and we waited for our clearance to cross. I think it's a bad idea to try to reverse an aircraft without guidance from ground personnel or a procedure to follow. I don't believe that the tower saw that we had crossed the hold short line as they gave 2 clrncs for takeoff while we were in that position. The important lesson out of this is to maintain vigilance outside the cockpit no matter what you are doing. If I'd kept my head out the window this may not have taken place.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 FLT CREW HAD A RWY INCURSION AT EWR.

Narrative: CAPT AND I CLRED RWY 22L AND RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION TO TAXI PARALLEL THE RWY; THEN HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22R AT A SPECIFIC TXWY. I READ BACK THE INSTRUCTION THEN VERBALLY CONFIRMED THE INSTRUCTION WITH MY CAPT. I THEN HAD MY HEAD INSIDE THE COCKPIT TO COMPLETE MY AFTER LNDG FLOW AND CHKLIST. WHEN I LOOKED OUT AGAIN WE HAD JUST CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE TO RWY 22R. I REMINDED THE CAPT THAT WE WERE TO HOLD SHORT AND HE STOPPED THE ACFT MAYBE 10 FT BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINE. HERE'S WHERE THINGS GOT VERY EDUCATIONAL. AFTER STOPPING THE ACFT; THE CAPT ELECTED TO PUT THE ACFT INTO REVERSE THRUST AND TRY TO BACK UP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK OVER THE BRAKES AND SAID THAT WE SHOULD JUST WAIT HERE AND NOT MAKE THE SITUATION ANY WORSE. HE GOT THE REVERSERS BACK IN AND WE WAITED FOR OUR CLRNC TO CROSS. I THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA TO TRY TO REVERSE AN ACFT WITHOUT GUIDANCE FROM GND PERSONNEL OR A PROC TO FOLLOW. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE TWR SAW THAT WE HAD CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE AS THEY GAVE 2 CLRNCS FOR TKOF WHILE WE WERE IN THAT POS. THE IMPORTANT LESSON OUT OF THIS IS TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE DOING. IF I'D KEPT MY HEAD OUT THE WINDOW THIS MAY NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.