Mdt lands over the top of an aircraft in position for takeoff on intersecting runway.

Attributes
ACN	270754
Time
Date	199405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	270754
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We were cleared to land runway 27L at ord. The thresholds of runways 22L and 27L nearly intersect. As is typically the case at ord, another aircraft was cleared into position and hold runway 22L. Normally, this aircraft will be cleared for takeoff and departs before traffic landing runway 27L passes overhead. This was not the case today. The aircraft in position on runway 22L was cleared for takeoff, however, the takeoff was delayed to the point that we passed over them at approximately 100-200 ft while landing runway 27L. Maybe we should have gone around -- maybe the controller should have required the aircraft to expedite his departure or exit the runway. At the time, we were unsure as to whether this procedure was acceptable or not. A clarification would be welcome in a NASA publication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT LANDS OVER THE TOP OF AN ACFT IN POS FOR TKOF ON INTERSECTING RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 27L AT ORD. THE THRESHOLDS OF RWYS 22L AND 27L NEARLY INTERSECT. AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE AT ORD, ANOTHER ACFT WAS CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 22L. NORMALLY, THIS ACFT WILL BE CLRED FOR TKOF AND DEPARTS BEFORE TFC LNDG RWY 27L PASSES OVERHEAD. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE TODAY. THE ACFT IN POS ON RWY 22L WAS CLRED FOR TKOF, HOWEVER, THE TKOF WAS DELAYED TO THE POINT THAT WE PASSED OVER THEM AT APPROX 100-200 FT WHILE LNDG RWY 27L. MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND -- MAYBE THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE REQUIRED THE ACFT TO EXPEDITE HIS DEP OR EXIT THE RWY. AT THE TIME, WE WERE UNSURE AS TO WHETHER THIS PROC WAS ACCEPTABLE OR NOT. A CLARIFICATION WOULD BE WELCOME IN A NASA PUB.

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.