Air carrier landed on a runway occupied by another air carrier.

Attributes
ACN	115540
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12076 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	115540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9550 flight time type : 720
ASRS Report	115996
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After given landing clearance at mco, looking at the far end of the runway, there appeared an airplane on runway 18R. We landed on runway 18R mco and turned off midfield. An air carrier flight had landed, going to the end where there were no txwys. The choice: 1) go around with takeoffs on runway 18L with the published go-around crossing the takeoff path of runway 18L, or 2) land on runway 18R, knowing you can stop well before the end of the runway. The frustration is, a missed approach (the legal option) is more dangerous than landing with an aircraft on the end of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LANDED ON A RWY OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER ACR.

Narrative: AFTER GIVEN LNDG CLRNC AT MCO, LOOKING AT THE FAR END OF THE RWY, THERE APPEARED AN AIRPLANE ON RWY 18R. WE LANDED ON RWY 18R MCO AND TURNED OFF MIDFIELD. AN ACR FLT HAD LANDED, GOING TO THE END WHERE THERE WERE NO TXWYS. THE CHOICE: 1) GO AROUND WITH TKOFS ON RWY 18L WITH THE PUBLISHED GO-AROUND XING THE TKOF PATH OF RWY 18L, OR 2) LAND ON RWY 18R, KNOWING YOU CAN STOP WELL BEFORE THE END OF THE RWY. THE FRUSTRATION IS, A MISSED APCH (THE LEGAL OPTION) IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN LNDG WITH AN ACFT ON THE END OF THE RWY.

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.