Aircraft on final approach executed a go around because of an aircraft taking the runway at controller's instructions.

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Attributes
ACN	158227
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tower : sjc tracon : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	158227
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	158228
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

On final approach, on F/south, below 1000' AGL sjc tower cleared an medium large transport X onto runway 12. I confirmed a go around with the captain who was not flying. Sjc tower acknowledged our go around and instructed us to turn to 130 degree and climb to 3000' MSL. Nearing 3000' sjc tower instructed us to turn left to enter a left downwind for a visibility approach. Medium large transport X was on takeoff leg at about our same altitude off our left wing. A left turn would have been dangerous and we advised tower of the traffic conflict. Tower acknowledged, gave us a heading of 180 degree and handed us off to bay approach. We were approaching the hills to the southwest of sjc at or assigned heading of 180 degree and assigned altitude of 3000'. The MDA is 5500' and we were forced to request (demand) a higher altitude and a turn to avoid terrain. Bay approach acknowledged and gave us a turn to 270 degree and a climb to 5000'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ON FINAL APCH EXECUTED A GO AROUND BECAUSE OF AN ACFT TAKING THE RWY AT CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH, ON F/S, BELOW 1000' AGL SJC TWR CLRED AN MLG X ONTO RWY 12. I CONFIRMED A GO AROUND WITH THE CAPT WHO WAS NOT FLYING. SJC TWR ACKNOWLEDGED OUR GO AROUND AND INSTRUCTED US TO TURN TO 130 DEG AND CLB TO 3000' MSL. NEARING 3000' SJC TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR A VIS APCH. MLG X WAS ON TKOF LEG AT ABOUT OUR SAME ALT OFF OUR L WING. A L TURN WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AND WE ADVISED TWR OF THE TFC CONFLICT. TWR ACKNOWLEDGED, GAVE US A HDG OF 180 DEG AND HANDED US OFF TO BAY APCH. WE WERE APCHING THE HILLS TO THE SW OF SJC AT OR ASSIGNED HDG OF 180 DEG AND ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000'. THE MDA IS 5500' AND WE WERE FORCED TO REQUEST (DEMAND) A HIGHER ALT AND A TURN TO AVOID TERRAIN. BAY APCH ACKNOWLEDGED AND GAVE US A TURN TO 270 DEG AND A CLB TO 5000'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.