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Local controller cleared an aircraft into position after the previous landing and became distracted by an asdex alarm; assumed to be an operations vehicle. The aircraft in position was forgotten until the next jet arrival crew asked about it and were sent around at 200 feet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1312237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
I was pilot flying. At approximately four mile final; we were cleared to land on runway xxr. I saw a smaller aircraft in position on runway. Pointed it out to first officer who confirmed he saw it as well. Traffic was not rolling as we got closer. First officer confirmed landing clearance with tower. We then told tower that there was an aircraft on the runway. I quickly reviewed go-around procedures. Tower told other aircraft to immediately exit runway to the left. Got down to about 300 ft AGL and aircraft appeared to have cleared safely; however; we did the go-around; visual pattern and return. End of event. Confirm conflicting traffic earlier. Seems like tower forgot he was there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Local Controller cleared an aircraft into position after the previous landing and became distracted by an ASDEX alarm; assumed to be an operations vehicle. The aircraft in position was forgotten until the next jet arrival crew asked about it and were sent around at 200 feet.
Narrative: I was Pilot Flying. At approximately four mile final; we were cleared to land on Runway XXR. I saw a smaller aircraft in position on runway. Pointed it out to FO who confirmed he saw it as well. Traffic was not rolling as we got closer. FO confirmed landing clearance with Tower. We then told Tower that there was an aircraft on the runway. I quickly reviewed go-around procedures. Tower told other aircraft to immediately exit runway to the left. Got down to about 300 ft AGL and aircraft appeared to have cleared safely; however; we did the go-around; visual pattern and return. End of event. Confirm conflicting traffic earlier. Seems like Tower forgot he was there.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.