Operator error between air carrier X and air carrier Y.

Attributes
ACN	284141
Time
Date	199409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rjbb
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
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	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	284141
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	284223
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Air carrier X (md-11) was configured in final 35 degree flap and gear down at the FAF on ILS runway 06. The crew completed all checklists with operations normal. A landing clearance had not been given at about 7 mi out. Air carrier Y (B747) had been given a clearance to takeoff during the approach. As air carrier X passed about 800- 600 ft a go around was considered by crew, as air carrier Y was still on the runway. A go around was not made for concern of a possible mid-air with air carrier Y. Tower instructed air carrier X to continue the approach. I asked tower if we were cleared to land yet. On short final tower cleared air carrier X to land. Air carrier Y was way down the runway and should have rotated. Air carrier X again considered a go around but crew was concerned of hitting air carrier Y as they would be flying. Air carrier X touched down. Right after touch down air carrier Y called a reject. Tower instructed air carrier X to go around but flight was committed to stop. Both pilots applied maximum brakes and reverse thrust. A rear -end collision was avoided with both aircraft on the same runway. Tower controller apologized to flight as aircraft cleared runway. I believe this incident was caused by very poor tower management as this wa not a busy time at the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPERATOR ERROR BTWN ACR X AND ACR Y.

Narrative: ACR X (MD-11) WAS CONFIGURED IN FINAL 35 DEG FLAP AND GEAR DOWN AT THE FAF ON ILS RWY 06. THE CREW COMPLETED ALL CHKLISTS WITH OPS NORMAL. A LNDG CLRNC HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN AT ABOUT 7 MI OUT. ACR Y (B747) HAD BEEN GIVEN A CLRNC TO TKOF DURING THE APCH. AS ACR X PASSED ABOUT 800- 600 FT A GAR WAS CONSIDERED BY CREW, AS ACR Y WAS STILL ON THE RWY. A GAR WAS NOT MADE FOR CONCERN OF A POSSIBLE MID-AIR WITH ACR Y. TWR INSTRUCTED ACR X TO CONTINUE THE APCH. I ASKED TWR IF WE WERE CLRED TO LAND YET. ON SHORT FINAL TWR CLRED ACR X TO LAND. ACR Y WAS WAY DOWN THE RWY AND SHOULD HAVE ROTATED. ACR X AGAIN CONSIDERED A GAR BUT CREW WAS CONCERNED OF HITTING ACR Y AS THEY WOULD BE FLYING. ACR X TOUCHED DOWN. RIGHT AFTER TOUCH DOWN ACR Y CALLED A REJECT. TWR INSTRUCTED ACR X TO GAR BUT FLT WAS COMMITTED TO STOP. BOTH PLTS APPLIED MAX BRAKES AND REVERSE THRUST. A REAR -END COLLISION WAS AVOIDED WITH BOTH ACFT ON THE SAME RWY. TWR CTLR APOLOGIZED TO FLT AS ACFT CLRED RWY. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY VERY POOR TWR MGMNT AS THIS WA NOT A BUSY TIME AT THE ARPT.

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.