2 aircraft had to take evasive action go around because of an aircraft on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	274960
Time
Date	199406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	274960
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 450 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	274403
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared for a VOR/DME 22L approach at jfk. Kept high on vectors, arrived at final approach fix at 1500 ft MSL. Cleared to land #3 on approach for runway 22L. Type of aircraft ahead not idented. At approximately 3 mi from touchdown, 1000 ft MSL aircraft still on runway. Captain initiated a go around. At the same time, aircraft ahead that had been #2 to land also was on a missed approach go around. At no time did we have the preceding aircraft in sight, not did the tower call traffic to us. TCASII was no help. The cockpit workload increased as we looked for other aircraft as we went around. We entered IMC. At about 2500 ft MSL, considerably behind the curve, distracted by unrpted and unseen traffic. Vectoring for runway 13L, there was confusion regarding type of approach we were cleared for with approach trying to suggest a visual by asking us repeatedly for our prevailing visibility (it wasn't good enough for a visual). We got caught up, shot the approach and landed. Lessons: approach in its effort to squeeze arrs shouldn't press international heavies onto arriving domestic aircraft. Tower should see that 2 aircraft on same runway executing a go around at same time deserve the tower's attention for separation. We could have used more help. Approach control, trying to be helpful, confused the situation with its asking about visual conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 ACFT HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION GAR BECAUSE OF AN ACFT ON THE RWY.

Narrative: CLRED FOR A VOR/DME 22L APCH AT JFK. KEPT HIGH ON VECTORS, ARRIVED AT FINAL APCH FIX AT 1500 FT MSL. CLRED TO LAND #3 ON APCH FOR RWY 22L. TYPE OF ACFT AHEAD NOT IDENTED. AT APPROX 3 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN, 1000 FT MSL ACFT STILL ON RWY. CAPT INITIATED A GAR. AT THE SAME TIME, ACFT AHEAD THAT HAD BEEN #2 TO LAND ALSO WAS ON A MISSED APCH GAR. AT NO TIME DID WE HAVE THE PRECEDING ACFT IN SIGHT, NOT DID THE TWR CALL TFC TO US. TCASII WAS NO HELP. THE COCKPIT WORKLOAD INCREASED AS WE LOOKED FOR OTHER ACFT AS WE WENT AROUND. WE ENTERED IMC. AT ABOUT 2500 FT MSL, CONSIDERABLY BEHIND THE CURVE, DISTRACTED BY UNRPTED AND UNSEEN TFC. VECTORING FOR RWY 13L, THERE WAS CONFUSION REGARDING TYPE OF APCH WE WERE CLRED FOR WITH APCH TRYING TO SUGGEST A VISUAL BY ASKING US REPEATEDLY FOR OUR PREVAILING VISIBILITY (IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR A VISUAL). WE GOT CAUGHT UP, SHOT THE APCH AND LANDED. LESSONS: APCH IN ITS EFFORT TO SQUEEZE ARRS SHOULDN'T PRESS INTL HEAVIES ONTO ARRIVING DOMESTIC ACFT. TWR SHOULD SEE THAT 2 ACFT ON SAME RWY EXECUTING A GAR AT SAME TIME DESERVE THE TWR'S ATTN FOR SEPARATION. WE COULD HAVE USED MORE HELP. APCH CTL, TRYING TO BE HELPFUL, CONFUSED THE SIT WITH ITS ASKING ABOUT VISUAL CONDITIONS.

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.