Tower claims was told to hold short of runway 28L. Aircraft on approach go around.

Attributes
ACN	258978
Time
Date	199312
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	258978
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8570 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	258982
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

First officer flew approach and made landing on runway 28R. We had briefed for the high speed turnoff as this was closest to our assigned gate. As aircraft slowed to taxi speed, I took control for taxi and first officer had the radios. Tower initially said continue to kilo and hold short of runway 28L. I told first officer to ask for next left (delta) as this was closer to our gate. First officer asked and tower responded left on delta, cleared to cross ground 21.8 on other side. First officer read back cleared to cross. Aircraft was halfway across runway 28L when tower said you are holding short of runway 28L? First officer responded negative, you cleared us to cross and I read back cleared to cross.' as we were clearing the runway a company aircraft on short final for runway 28L was sent around even though there was no conflict. Ground control cleared us to the gate with no further comment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR CLAIMS WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 28L. ACFT ON APCH GAR.

Narrative: FO FLEW APCH AND MADE LNDG ON RWY 28R. WE HAD BRIEFED FOR THE HIGH SPD TURNOFF AS THIS WAS CLOSEST TO OUR ASSIGNED GATE. AS ACFT SLOWED TO TAXI SPD, I TOOK CTL FOR TAXI AND FO HAD THE RADIOS. TWR INITIALLY SAID CONTINUE TO KILO AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 28L. I TOLD FO TO ASK FOR NEXT L (DELTA) AS THIS WAS CLOSER TO OUR GATE. FO ASKED AND TWR RESPONDED L ON DELTA, CLRED TO CROSS GND 21.8 ON OTHER SIDE. FO READ BACK CLRED TO CROSS. ACFT WAS HALFWAY ACROSS RWY 28L WHEN TWR SAID YOU ARE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 28L? FO RESPONDED NEGATIVE, YOU CLRED US TO CROSS AND I READ BACK CLRED TO CROSS.' AS WE WERE CLRING THE RWY A COMPANY ACFT ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 28L WAS SENT AROUND EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. GND CTL CLRED US TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER COMMENT.

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.