Tower local controller cleared reporter on to runway in front of landing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	315398
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ist
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	315398
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were taxiing out at attaturk, istanbul, turkey (ltba) en route to frankfurt. The active runway was runway 36 and attaturk tower cleared us to 'line up and wait runway 36.' I read the full clearance back and as we began to taxi onto runway 36, a different voice came up on tower frequency (118.1) and told us to hold our position. We were on runway 36 and an air carrier on final went around. We were then cleared for takeoff. I think there was some confusion in the tower and it is difficult to see aircraft on final as an aircraft approachs runway 36 on the taxiway because of the orientation of the taxiway to runway 36.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR LCL CTLR CLRED RPTR ON TO RWY IN FRONT OF LNDG TFC.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING OUT AT ATTATURK, ISTANBUL, TURKEY (LTBA) ENRTE TO FRANKFURT. THE ACTIVE RWY WAS RWY 36 AND ATTATURK TWR CLRED US TO 'LINE UP AND WAIT RWY 36.' I READ THE FULL CLRNC BACK AND AS WE BEGAN TO TAXI ONTO RWY 36, A DIFFERENT VOICE CAME UP ON TWR FREQ (118.1) AND TOLD US TO HOLD OUR POS. WE WERE ON RWY 36 AND AN ACR ON FINAL WENT AROUND. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF. I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION IN THE TWR AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE ACFT ON FINAL AS AN ACFT APCHS RWY 36 ON THE TXWY BECAUSE OF THE ORIENTATION OF THE TXWY TO RWY 36.

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.