Approach controller assigned landing runway that tower had aircraft taking off from. Flight crew did...

Attributes
ACN	342560
Time
Date	199607
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax
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 descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	342560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

As we descended from santa monica VOR on downwind to lax, the socal approach controller issued us a clearance for a visual approach to runway 24L. Upon switching to tower frequency, we were cleared to land (no change of runway or sidestep clearance was issued). Subsequently, a commuter turboprop was issued clearance to takeoff from runway 24L. At approximately 300 ft, upon realizing the aircraft was just about to take the runway, we initiated a go around and returned to land on runway 24R. The tower controller appeared to be unaware of approach control having cleared us for an approach to runway 24L. Better coordination between facilities would help to prevent this kind of incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR ASSIGNED LNDG RWY THAT TWR HAD ACFT TAKING OFF FROM. FLC DID GAR.

Narrative: AS WE DSNDED FROM SANTA MONICA VOR ON DOWNWIND TO LAX, THE SOCAL APCH CTLR ISSUED US A CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24L. UPON SWITCHING TO TWR FREQ, WE WERE CLRED TO LAND (NO CHANGE OF RWY OR SIDESTEP CLRNC WAS ISSUED). SUBSEQUENTLY, A COMMUTER TURBOPROP WAS ISSUED CLRNC TO TKOF FROM RWY 24L. AT APPROX 300 FT, UPON REALIZING THE ACFT WAS JUST ABOUT TO TAKE THE RWY, WE INITIATED A GAR AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RWY 24R. THE TWR CTLR APPEARED TO BE UNAWARE OF APCH CTL HAVING CLRED US FOR AN APCH TO RWY 24L. BETTER COORD BTWN FACILITIES WOULD HELP TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF INCIDENT.

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.

Approach controller assigned landing runway that tower had aircraft taking off from. Flight crew did go around.