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Air carrier X taxied into closed area to clear runway for air carrier Y. Air carrier Y executed go around. System error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 13300 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 267386 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Phl tower controller cleared air carrier X into position to hold runway 27L. While taxiing into position, I cleared final visually and noticed a landing aircraft appeared to be lined up with runway 27L. I brought the aircraft (ours) to a stop and asked my copilot for his verification. At this point my aircraft was 90 degrees to runway heading (i.e., 180 degrees magnetic). At that moment we heard tower clear air carrier Y heavy to land on runway 27L, phl. I immediately informed tower that we were in position runway 27L awaiting ATC release. He became agitated and ordered us to exit the runway immediately. The only expeditious exit was straight ahead onto a closed (X'ed) stub opposite S1 (entry stub) runway 27L. As I exited onto this stub, Y called for and executed a go around. At no time did the tower controller request Y to go around. At this time I requested confirmation that we had been cleared into position to hold for release. Phl tower confirmed that we had been, admitted that the incident was his error and apologized.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X TAXIED INTO CLOSED AREA TO CLR RWY FOR ACR Y. ACR Y EXECUTED GAR. SYS ERROR.
Narrative: PHL TWR CTLR CLRED ACR X INTO POS TO HOLD RWY 27L. WHILE TAXIING INTO POS, I CLRED FINAL VISUALLY AND NOTICED A LNDG ACFT APPEARED TO BE LINED UP WITH RWY 27L. I BROUGHT THE ACFT (OURS) TO A STOP AND ASKED MY COPLT FOR HIS VERIFICATION. AT THIS POINT MY ACFT WAS 90 DEGS TO RWY HDG (I.E., 180 DEGS MAGNETIC). AT THAT MOMENT WE HEARD TWR CLR ACR Y HVY TO LAND ON RWY 27L, PHL. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED TWR THAT WE WERE IN POS RWY 27L AWAITING ATC RELEASE. HE BECAME AGITATED AND ORDERED US TO EXIT THE RWY IMMEDIATELY. THE ONLY EXPEDITIOUS EXIT WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD ONTO A CLOSED (X'ED) STUB OPPOSITE S1 (ENTRY STUB) RWY 27L. AS I EXITED ONTO THIS STUB, Y CALLED FOR AND EXECUTED A GAR. AT NO TIME DID THE TWR CTLR REQUEST Y TO GAR. AT THIS TIME I REQUESTED CONFIRMATION THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED INTO POS TO HOLD FOR RELEASE. PHL TWR CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD BEEN, ADMITTED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS HIS ERROR AND APOLOGIZED.
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.