Narrative:

Columbus was reporting 600 and 1/2. It was actually closer to 300 and 1/2, improving to 3/4 mi. The approach was briefed and navaids tuned and idented. We were cleared to land on 10R. When we broke out we thought we saw a line of snow plows (estimated 6 snow plows--cmh had just had several inches of snow). I asked the first officer to confirm with tower that the rest of the runway was clear. He called and tower said it was clear (they could not see the approach end because of reduced visibility). We landed long, clearing the equipment by 100 to 150'. In retrospect I should have gone around. However upon breaking out, the runway looked familiar and aircraft were lined up on the parallel taxiway to takeoff. We had been cleared to land and tower confirmed the runway to be clear. Initially I was thinking the plows were on a taxiway or access road just prior to the approach end. When I realized they were on the approach end, we had them well cleared and landing seemed safer/easier than executing a go around into the WX to fly another approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: I called tower after landing and asked a few questions on what was obviously a recorded call. They indicated they would follow up on the incident, and were unaware that snow plows were parked at the end of the runway. It appeared to us as we flew over them that the aircraft waiting for takeoff had their taxiway off the runway blocked.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG APCHING CMH IN LOW CEILING AND VISUAL CONDITIONS ACCOUNT SNOWING. ADVISED CLEARED TO LAND. OBSERVED SNOW PLOWS ON END OF RWY AS THEY FLEW OVER THEM AND LANDED.

Narrative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

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.