Runway incursion with tower permission creates a conflict and a go around.

Attributes
ACN	123407
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 5480 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	123407
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Landed on 13R at dfw, cleared at 15 onto taxiway alpha. Continued on alpha toward 18R. One aircraft was ahead of us, holding short of 18R. Tower cleared us both to cross 18R, traffic 1 mi out on final. First aircraft extremely slow to cross 18R. Due to the angle which taxiway alpha approachs 18R, I was unable to see the aircraft on final. Therefore, I asked the captain 3 separate times if we were going to cause a conflict with the aircraft on final. He said no each time. As we turned the corner, crossing the runway for the first time, I saw the aircraft about 50' AGL. Although there was sufficient runway available for the aircraft to land, we both would have been on the runway simultaneously. So the tower instructed the other aircraft to go around. Since I could not see the aircraft on final, I do not know what else I could have done differently to prevent this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION WITH TWR PERMISSION CREATES A CONFLICT AND A GO AROUND.

Narrative: LANDED ON 13R AT DFW, CLRED AT 15 ONTO TXWY ALPHA. CONTINUED ON ALPHA TOWARD 18R. ONE ACFT WAS AHEAD OF US, HOLDING SHORT OF 18R. TWR CLRED US BOTH TO CROSS 18R, TFC 1 MI OUT ON FINAL. FIRST ACFT EXTREMELY SLOW TO CROSS 18R. DUE TO THE ANGLE WHICH TXWY ALPHA APCHS 18R, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ACFT ON FINAL. THEREFORE, I ASKED THE CAPT 3 SEPARATE TIMES IF WE WERE GOING TO CAUSE A CONFLICT WITH THE ACFT ON FINAL. HE SAID NO EACH TIME. AS WE TURNED THE CORNER, XING THE RWY FOR THE FIRST TIME, I SAW THE ACFT ABOUT 50' AGL. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RWY AVAILABLE FOR THE ACFT TO LAND, WE BOTH WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE RWY SIMULTANEOUSLY. SO THE TWR INSTRUCTED THE OTHER ACFT TO GO AROUND. SINCE I COULD NOT SEE THE ACFT ON FINAL, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO PREVENT THIS.

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.