Aircraft cleared to position and hold on runway faces opposite direction traffic on rollout.

Attributes
ACN	114534
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 19100 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	114534
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was receiving initial operating experience training for medium large transport differences, captain (not PIC). On taxi out for takeoff on taxiway 2B to the runup area for runway 14L and hold short of the runup area. Ground control asked if we wished to use runway 08. We checked our weight and asked for runway 08. We taxied up to runway 08 on taxiway northeast. Tower said to taxi into position and hold. When the airplane was lined up for takeoff another airplane was on a rollout coming the opposite direction, and turned off about halfway down runway 26. No close call but a breakdown of communication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT CLEARED TO POSITION AND HOLD ON RWY FACES OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC ON ROLLOUT.

Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE TRAINING FOR MLG DIFFERENCES, CAPT (NOT PIC). ON TAXI OUT FOR TKOF ON TXWY 2B TO THE RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 14L AND HOLD SHORT OF THE RUNUP AREA. GND CTL ASKED IF WE WISHED TO USE RWY 08. WE CHECKED OUR WEIGHT AND ASKED FOR RWY 08. WE TAXIED UP TO RWY 08 ON TXWY NE. TWR SAID TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS LINED UP FOR TKOF ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS ON A ROLLOUT COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND TURNED OFF ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN RWY 26. NO CLOSE CALL BUT A BREAKDOWN OF COM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.