Narrative:

While taxiing out for departure on runway 26L, tower advised us to position and hold on runway 26L, upon reaching the end. Tower further advised that we should expect a short delay in position for traffic on the runway downfield. We acknowledged 'position and hold, runway 26L.' upon reaching the runway, we taxied into takeoff position and held. After only a min or so, the tower had an apparent conflict on runway 26R. There was a turboprop on final for runway 26R and what I believe to be a light aircraft on that runway. The tower controller told the turboprop on final to 'change runways to runway 26L, cleared to land.' we were holding in the takeoff position and the tower had just cleared another aircraft to land on our runway. It was a clear night but since there was no mention of our being on the runway I became concerned. A quick glance at the TCASII confirmed my fears. The turboprop was inside 2 mi final at 500 ft AGL and closing quickly. Collision was imminent. I immediately keyed the microphone and said we were still on the runway. Tower then instructed the turboprop to go around, he was now inside a mi on final at 200 ft. The turboprop went around and passed directly over us at about 600 ft. The tower controller was very busy. He was working ground and tower frequencys on both sides of the airport. The light aircraft on runway 26R was having some radio problems. I also recall some mention of a disabled B767 on a taxiway somewhere. They were trying to get a tug to move the B767. The tower controller was simply too busy balancing 4 different frequencys, a tug, a disabled airplane plus a light aircraft with radio problems. He forgot he had us in position on runway 26L and cleared another airplane to land on top of us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLRED TURBOPROP TO LAND WITH ACR HOLDING IN POS.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR DEP ON RWY 26L, TWR ADVISED US TO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 26L, UPON REACHING THE END. TWR FURTHER ADVISED THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT A SHORT DELAY IN POS FOR TFC ON THE RWY DOWNFIELD. WE ACKNOWLEDGED 'POS AND HOLD, RWY 26L.' UPON REACHING THE RWY, WE TAXIED INTO TKOF POS AND HELD. AFTER ONLY A MIN OR SO, THE TWR HAD AN APPARENT CONFLICT ON RWY 26R. THERE WAS A TURBOPROP ON FINAL FOR RWY 26R AND WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A LIGHT ACFT ON THAT RWY. THE TWR CTLR TOLD THE TURBOPROP ON FINAL TO 'CHANGE RWYS TO RWY 26L, CLRED TO LAND.' WE WERE HOLDING IN THE TKOF POS AND THE TWR HAD JUST CLRED ANOTHER ACFT TO LAND ON OUR RWY. IT WAS A CLR NIGHT BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO MENTION OF OUR BEING ON THE RWY I BECAME CONCERNED. A QUICK GLANCE AT THE TCASII CONFIRMED MY FEARS. THE TURBOPROP WAS INSIDE 2 MI FINAL AT 500 FT AGL AND CLOSING QUICKLY. COLLISION WAS IMMINENT. I IMMEDIATELY KEYED THE MIKE AND SAID WE WERE STILL ON THE RWY. TWR THEN INSTRUCTED THE TURBOPROP TO GAR, HE WAS NOW INSIDE A MI ON FINAL AT 200 FT. THE TURBOPROP WENT AROUND AND PASSED DIRECTLY OVER US AT ABOUT 600 FT. THE TWR CTLR WAS VERY BUSY. HE WAS WORKING GND AND TWR FREQS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARPT. THE LIGHT ACFT ON RWY 26R WAS HAVING SOME RADIO PROBS. I ALSO RECALL SOME MENTION OF A DISABLED B767 ON A TXWY SOMEWHERE. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET A TUG TO MOVE THE B767. THE TWR CTLR WAS SIMPLY TOO BUSY BALANCING 4 DIFFERENT FREQS, A TUG, A DISABLED AIRPLANE PLUS A LIGHT ACFT WITH RADIO PROBS. HE FORGOT HE HAD US IN POS ON RWY 26L AND CLRED ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO LAND ON TOP OF US.

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.