Narrative:

10/mon/90 I was the first officer on air carrier X flight. When getting the oak ATIS with good WX, ATIS reminded us of the displaced threshold of runway 29 that was notamed out of slc. As we approached the airport we were cleared to land. At the same time an air carrier Z heavy was cleared for takeoff and was warned about us on short final. He moved very slowly as we approached. The tower told him to expedite and he still went slowly. As we were closing, he began to roll. The captain warned of a possible go around, but air carrier Z got out of the way in time to make a safe landing on the west side of the displaced threshold line and make the second high speed turnoff. The captain and I then went into the terminal and were approached by a man from the port authority and asked if we knew the runway was displaced and I replied of course. He then told us that the tower thought we landed short, which I denied. He said then the tower must be wrong! We went to the aircraft. About 15 mins before push a different man came to the cockpit and asked for our certificate #south. The captain went into the terminal and called the tower. They said that they thought we landed short and the captain gave them our certificate #south. There were some very questionable aspects of the whole episode: the tower never told us about the displaced threshold. The tower never gave us wake turbulence warning. The G/south was operating giving us G/south information to T/D at 1000' mark. The thing that really bothered me and I questioned the ground controller on is the way they secured the plastic covering the runway #south with large cement blocks rather than the usual tape. With no warning lights or red flags in view, I felt this was a very unsafe and an unnecessary hazard due to the fact that there was no work being done west of the #south. If there was an emergency landing that the runway was needed for, it would have been a very dangerous situation. Poor runway marking.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ACCUSED OF LNDG SHORT OF TEMPORARY DISPLACED RWY THRESHOLD AT OAK RWY 29.

Narrative: 10/MON/90 I WAS THE F/O ON ACR X FLT. WHEN GETTING THE OAK ATIS WITH GOOD WX, ATIS REMINDED US OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RWY 29 THAT WAS NOTAMED OUT OF SLC. AS WE APCHED THE ARPT WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. AT THE SAME TIME AN ACR Z HVY WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND WAS WARNED ABOUT US ON SHORT FINAL. HE MOVED VERY SLOWLY AS WE APCHED. THE TWR TOLD HIM TO EXPEDITE AND HE STILL WENT SLOWLY. AS WE WERE CLOSING, HE BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CAPT WARNED OF A POSSIBLE GAR, BUT ACR Z GOT OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG ON THE W SIDE OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD LINE AND MAKE THE SECOND HIGH SPD TURNOFF. THE CAPT AND I THEN WENT INTO THE TERMINAL AND WERE APCHED BY A MAN FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY AND ASKED IF WE KNEW THE RWY WAS DISPLACED AND I REPLIED OF COURSE. HE THEN TOLD US THAT THE TWR THOUGHT WE LANDED SHORT, WHICH I DENIED. HE SAID THEN THE TWR MUST BE WRONG! WE WENT TO THE ACFT. ABOUT 15 MINS BEFORE PUSH A DIFFERENT MAN CAME TO THE COCKPIT AND ASKED FOR OUR CERTIFICATE #S. THE CAPT WENT INTO THE TERMINAL AND CALLED THE TWR. THEY SAID THAT THEY THOUGHT WE LANDED SHORT AND THE CAPT GAVE THEM OUR CERTIFICATE #S. THERE WERE SOME VERY QUESTIONABLE ASPECTS OF THE WHOLE EPISODE: THE TWR NEVER TOLD US ABOUT THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE TWR NEVER GAVE US WAKE TURB WARNING. THE G/S WAS OPERATING GIVING US G/S INFO TO T/D AT 1000' MARK. THE THING THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME AND I QUESTIONED THE GND CTLR ON IS THE WAY THEY SECURED THE PLASTIC COVERING THE RWY #S WITH LARGE CEMENT BLOCKS RATHER THAN THE USUAL TAPE. WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR RED FLAGS IN VIEW, I FELT THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE AND AN UNNECESSARY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO WORK BEING DONE W OF THE #S. IF THERE WAS AN EMER LNDG THAT THE RWY WAS NEEDED FOR, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. POOR RWY MARKING.

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.