Air carrier cleared for takeoff caused a landing air carrier to go around on an intersecting runway.

Attributes
ACN	160170
Time
Date	199010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	160179
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

My second trip ever into lga. Fairly new captain on medium large transport (advanced) after merger. I had been flying exclusively on west coast. I was flying. Lga tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 31 when we were holding short of runway on taxiway. It took some amount of time to line up, finish takeoff checklist and get both engines evenly spooled up. Cfm-56's typically do not spool up at same rate. I definitely did not want to have directional control problems on takeoff on a 7000' long runway like air carrier company did 1 yr ago. As we were rolling down the runway, I noticed landing lights to our right (air carrier Y cleared to land on runway 22). At about the same time, air carrier Y said to tower, 'we're going around--we'll turn left to pass behind.' tower said, 'yeah, I was about to send you around.' then supervisor's voice came over tower frequency and said, 'air carrier X, fly low through the intersection.' I did. First officer was unaware of the whole potential conflict and had not heard or perceived the radio calls. He did not know anything had happened out of the ordinary until I made a comment about it later in the flight and told him what had happened!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CLEARED FOR TKOF CAUSED A LNDG ACR TO GO AROUND ON AN INTERSECTING RWY.

Narrative: MY SECOND TRIP EVER INTO LGA. FAIRLY NEW CAPT ON MLG (ADVANCED) AFTER MERGER. I HAD BEEN FLYING EXCLUSIVELY ON W COAST. I WAS FLYING. LGA TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 31 WHEN WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY ON TXWY. IT TOOK SOME AMOUNT OF TIME TO LINE UP, FINISH TKOF CHKLIST AND GET BOTH ENGS EVENLY SPOOLED UP. CFM-56'S TYPICALLY DO NOT SPOOL UP AT SAME RATE. I DEFINITELY DID NOT WANT TO HAVE DIRECTIONAL CTL PROBS ON TKOF ON A 7000' LONG RWY LIKE ACR COMPANY DID 1 YR AGO. AS WE WERE ROLLING DOWN THE RWY, I NOTICED LNDG LIGHTS TO OUR RIGHT (ACR Y CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 22). AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, ACR Y SAID TO TWR, 'WE'RE GOING AROUND--WE'LL TURN LEFT TO PASS BEHIND.' TWR SAID, 'YEAH, I WAS ABOUT TO SEND YOU AROUND.' THEN SUPVR'S VOICE CAME OVER TWR FREQ AND SAID, 'ACR X, FLY LOW THROUGH THE INTXN.' I DID. F/O WAS UNAWARE OF THE WHOLE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND HAD NOT HEARD OR PERCEIVED THE RADIO CALLS. HE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL I MADE A COMMENT ABOUT IT LATER IN THE FLT AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED!

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.