Narrative:

I was holding short for the runway xx on the taxiway. There was a plane about to land. As that plane passed me; the tower told me to 'take position and hold.' I repeated the instructions and proceeded into position. While in position and holding; a third plane; came overhead to land. I repeated my instructions to verify what I was doing and the tower gave me permission to takeoff; which I did; staying in the pattern for one more full stop landing. I was listening to the tower and heard nothing of a third plane. Actually; the tower operator sounded young and inexperienced.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported that a plane landed over them while they were instructed to position and hold on the runway.

Narrative: I was holding short for the Runway XX on the taxiway. There was a plane about to land. As that plane passed me; the Tower told me to 'take position and hold.' I repeated the instructions and proceeded into position. While in position and holding; a third plane; came overhead to land. I repeated my instructions to verify what I was doing and the Tower gave me permission to takeoff; which I did; staying in the pattern for one more full stop landing. I was listening to the Tower and heard nothing of a third plane. Actually; the Tower operator sounded young and inexperienced.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.