<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1009076, May 2012

A B757-200 flight crew opted to cross the threshold of 28L at sfo high in order to assure clearance with the tail of a B747 which had been cleared to cross 28L and hold short of runway 28R.

Attributes
ACN	1009076
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SFO.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe

Narrative:

Prior to landing on 28L; an air carrier B747 was cleared to cross the approach end of 28L and hold short of 28R. The B747 stopped short about 40 ft short of the 28R hold short line leaving the tail of the aircraft across the hold short line for 28L. This was evident at about 200 ft to the captain; requiring us to fly slightly above the glideslope to assure clearance. The landing was normal and no incident occurred. I recommend that no aircraft should be allowed to hold short of 28R while another aircraft is landing on 28L; especially a B747.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew opted to cross the threshold of 28L at SFO high in order to assure clearance with the tail of a B747 which had been cleared to cross 28L and hold short of Runway 28R.

Narrative: Prior to landing on 28L; an air carrier B747 was cleared to cross the approach end of 28L and hold short of 28R. The B747 stopped short about 40 FT short of the 28R hold short line leaving the tail of the aircraft across the hold short line for 28L. This was evident at about 200 FT to the Captain; requiring us to fly slightly above the glideslope to assure clearance. The Landing was normal and no incident occurred. I recommend that no aircraft should be allowed to hold short of 28R while another aircraft is landing on 28L; especially a B747.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.