Small aircraft told to go around due to air carrier encroaching on runway. Pilot chose to land.

Attributes
ACN	130660
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	130660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On short final, ont tower cleared an airliner to cross runway 26L at the approach end after I had been given clearance to land. They then told airliner to hold short. He stopped with his nose right on the runway edge line. They then started a discussion with airliner about whether he was or was not on my runway. They thought he said he was over the centerline and told me to go around. I was slow speed and full flaps, and elected to land rather than attempt a go around. For safety reasons, I felt it was safer to land than attempt a go around, especially since I could see the airliner was stopped with his nose at the runway edge, not on the runway. 1) ont approach should not clear an aircraft to taxi across a runway after they have given another aircraft clearance to land. 2) a late go around call is inadequate and unreasonable to expect under slow flight conditions and low altitude--considering there was no danger in landing and a reasonable concern for being able to make a safe go around. 3) the airliner should look out his window before taxiing to cross an active runway and ask tower what they are doing. As it stands, the FAA seems to be concerned with violating me for not attempting a go around. I hope they are equally concerned with ont tower procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TOLD TO GO AROUND DUE TO ACR ENCROACHING ON RWY. PLT CHOSE TO LAND.

Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL, ONT TWR CLRED AN AIRLINER TO CROSS RWY 26L AT THE APCH END AFTER I HAD BEEN GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND. THEY THEN TOLD AIRLINER TO HOLD SHORT. HE STOPPED WITH HIS NOSE RIGHT ON THE RWY EDGE LINE. THEY THEN STARTED A DISCUSSION WITH AIRLINER ABOUT WHETHER HE WAS OR WAS NOT ON MY RWY. THEY THOUGHT HE SAID HE WAS OVER THE CENTERLINE AND TOLD ME TO GO AROUND. I WAS SLOW SPD AND FULL FLAPS, AND ELECTED TO LAND RATHER THAN ATTEMPT A GAR. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I FELT IT WAS SAFER TO LAND THAN ATTEMPT A GAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE I COULD SEE THE AIRLINER WAS STOPPED WITH HIS NOSE AT THE RWY EDGE, NOT ON THE RWY. 1) ONT APCH SHOULD NOT CLR AN ACFT TO TAXI ACROSS A RWY AFTER THEY HAVE GIVEN ANOTHER ACFT CLRNC TO LAND. 2) A LATE GAR CALL IS INADEQUATE AND UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT UNDER SLOW FLT CONDITIONS AND LOW ALT--CONSIDERING THERE WAS NO DANGER IN LNDG AND A REASONABLE CONCERN FOR BEING ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE GAR. 3) THE AIRLINER SHOULD LOOK OUT HIS WINDOW BEFORE TAXIING TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY AND ASK TWR WHAT THEY ARE DOING. AS IT STANDS, THE FAA SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED WITH VIOLATING ME FOR NOT ATTEMPTING A GAR. I HOPE THEY ARE EQUALLY CONCERNED WITH ONT TWR PROC.

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.