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Widebody transport was cleared to land on same runway that another aircraft was cleared for takeoff from.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 169323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 169323 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Lax tower cleared our flight to land on runway 25L. I repeated the word aloud 'left'. The first officer read back in proper fashion to the tower controller 'roger air carrier flight cleared to land 25L.' we noticed at about 500 to 300' afl there was an air carrier jet holding short of runway 25L but well past the 'hold' line. We continued the approach and landing was made west/O having to deviation from normal procedure. Air carrier questioned the tower about being cleared onto the runway while we were cleared to land on same runway. The tower replied that we had been cleared to land on runway 25R. This was an incorrect statement! I, as captain, called tower supervisor or duty via telephone from operations to discuss the incident. I related to him our recollections of the situation and he said the incident was closed as far as he was concerned since no one was jeopardized. I file this report not as a complaint but as a piece of information. We all make mistakes but this one wasn't ours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON SAME RWY THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR TKOF FROM.
Narrative: LAX TWR CLRED OUR FLT TO LAND ON RWY 25L. I REPEATED THE WORD ALOUD 'LEFT'. THE F/O READ BACK IN PROPER FASHION TO THE TWR CTLR 'ROGER ACR FLT CLRED TO LAND 25L.' WE NOTICED AT ABOUT 500 TO 300' AFL THERE WAS AN ACR JET HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 25L BUT WELL PAST THE 'HOLD' LINE. WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE W/O HAVING TO DEV FROM NORMAL PROC. ACR QUESTIONED THE TWR ABOUT BEING CLRED ONTO THE RWY WHILE WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON SAME RWY. THE TWR REPLIED THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 25R. THIS WAS AN INCORRECT STATEMENT! I, AS CAPT, CALLED TWR SUPVR OR DUTY VIA TELEPHONE FROM OPS TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT. I RELATED TO HIM OUR RECOLLECTIONS OF THE SITUATION AND HE SAID THE INCIDENT WAS CLOSED AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED SINCE NO ONE WAS JEOPARDIZED. I FILE THIS RPT NOT AS A COMPLAINT BUT AS A PIECE OF INFO. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES BUT THIS ONE WASN'T OURS.
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.