An small aircraft twin lined up on the wrong runway at sjc causing an air carrier medium large trans...

Attributes
ACN	256490
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	256490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Sjc tower cleared us into position and hold on 30L. The captain taxied partially out on to the runway (about 2/3 of the aircraft on the runway) and stopped. He said something I did not understand and pointed to the left. He was pointing at an aircraft that appeared to be landing on our runway. I looked up through my eyebrow window and saw an small aircraft fly about 100 ft over the top of us and flare over the displaced threshold of 30L. The tower then told the small aircraft that he was on 30L instead of 29. The small aircraft replied that he would go around, which he did from the flare. The captain then finished the turn into position and the tower cleared us for an immediate takeoff. It was my leg and I pushed up the throttles. At about 40 KTS, the tower cancelled our takeoff clearance and sent the approaching aircraft behind us around. The captain pulled the throttles back and pulled up on the reverser levers. The spoilers extended automatically (autobrake system) but we were not going fast enough to activate the brakes. We stopped on the runway and the captain set the brakes and announced twice on the PA to remain seated. I reviewed the abort procedure (brakes were cool). The captain and I discussed our next move and decided it would be best to clear the runway and verify our proper confign. The tower asked us if we could takeoff from our present position (about 400 ft down the runway). We replied negative. We then cleared the runway on 'B,' re-ran the taxi flow and checklist, and taxied back to the end of 30L (actually at 'a'). The captain made 2 PA's on the ground explaining what happened. While discussing the incident with the captain en route to den, he said that he saw the small aircraft before taking the runway but he thought it was just a little off line to runway 29. It was also very high. I was not until the small aircraft was closer that it became evident that it was going to land on 30L. Fortunately, the displaced threshold on 30L meant the small aircraft was quite high and there did not seem to be any danger of collision as long as we were not on takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA TWIN LINED UP ON THE WRONG RWY AT SJC CAUSING AN ACR MLG TO ABORT ITS TKOF AND ANOTHER ACR TO GAR.

Narrative: SJC TWR CLRED US INTO POS AND HOLD ON 30L. THE CAPT TAXIED PARTIALLY OUT ON TO THE RWY (ABOUT 2/3 OF THE ACFT ON THE RWY) AND STOPPED. HE SAID SOMETHING I DID NOT UNDERSTAND AND POINTED TO THE L. HE WAS POINTING AT AN ACFT THAT APPEARED TO BE LNDG ON OUR RWY. I LOOKED UP THROUGH MY EYEBROW WINDOW AND SAW AN SMA FLY ABOUT 100 FT OVER THE TOP OF US AND FLARE OVER THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF 30L. THE TWR THEN TOLD THE SMA THAT HE WAS ON 30L INSTEAD OF 29. THE SMA REPLIED THAT HE WOULD GAR, WHICH HE DID FROM THE FLARE. THE CAPT THEN FINISHED THE TURN INTO POS AND THE TWR CLRED US FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. IT WAS MY LEG AND I PUSHED UP THE THROTTLES. AT ABOUT 40 KTS, THE TWR CANCELLED OUR TKOF CLRNC AND SENT THE APCHING ACFT BEHIND US AROUND. THE CAPT PULLED THE THROTTLES BACK AND PULLED UP ON THE REVERSER LEVERS. THE SPOILERS EXTENDED AUTOMATICALLY (AUTOBRAKE SYS) BUT WE WERE NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY AND THE CAPT SET THE BRAKES AND ANNOUNCED TWICE ON THE PA TO REMAIN SEATED. I REVIEWED THE ABORT PROC (BRAKES WERE COOL). THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED OUR NEXT MOVE AND DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO CLR THE RWY AND VERIFY OUR PROPER CONFIGN. THE TWR ASKED US IF WE COULD TKOF FROM OUR PRESENT POS (ABOUT 400 FT DOWN THE RWY). WE REPLIED NEGATIVE. WE THEN CLRED THE RWY ON 'B,' RE-RAN THE TAXI FLOW AND CHKLIST, AND TAXIED BACK TO THE END OF 30L (ACTUALLY AT 'A'). THE CAPT MADE 2 PA'S ON THE GND EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED. WHILE DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT WITH THE CAPT ENRTE TO DEN, HE SAID THAT HE SAW THE SMA BEFORE TAKING THE RWY BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A LITTLE OFF LINE TO RWY 29. IT WAS ALSO VERY HIGH. I WAS NOT UNTIL THE SMA WAS CLOSER THAT IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT IT WAS GOING TO LAND ON 30L. FORTUNATELY, THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON 30L MEANT THE SMA WAS QUITE HIGH AND THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANY DANGER OF COLLISION AS LONG AS WE WERE NOT ON TKOF ROLL.

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.

An small aircraft twin lined up on the wrong runway at sjc causing an air carrier medium large transport to abort its takeoff and another air carrier to go around.