An air carrier B767 flight crew reported that they touched down very soon after another aircraft took off. The approach controller asked the flight crew to keep their speed up in IMC WX and then the ATCT local controller asked the flight crew to slow for departure traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	369422
Time
Date	199705
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
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	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	369422
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach to runway 18L in cvg, we were told by approach control to maintain 180 KTS to the final approach fix. I configured for landing in order to slow up as rapidly as possible once at the FAF since we were IMC on an ILS approach. Upon contact with tower at the FAF, we were told to slow immediately to our final approach speed of about 125 KTS as there would be a departure prior to our arrival. We were cleared to land runway 18L. We did not actually acquire visual contact with the runway until about 300 ft AGL and just over 1 mi out. At that time we saw the departure traffic just starting his takeoff roll. We continued the approach and touched down about 5 seconds after the takeoff traffic had lifted off. Although there was no conflict, a missed approach (go around) on our part would have put both aircraft in the WX in very close proximity. Perhaps better coordination between approach and tower would have provided better spacing between our arrival and his departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B767 FLC RPTED THAT THEY TOUCHED DOWN VERY SOON AFTER ANOTHER ACFT TOOK OFF. THE APCH CTLR ASKED THE FLC TO KEEP THEIR SPD UP IN IMC WX AND THEN THE ATCT LCL CTLR ASKED THE FLC TO SLOW FOR DEP TFC.

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 18L IN CVG, WE WERE TOLD BY APCH CTL TO MAINTAIN 180 KTS TO THE FINAL APCH FIX. I CONFIGURED FOR LNDG IN ORDER TO SLOW UP AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE ONCE AT THE FAF SINCE WE WERE IMC ON AN ILS APCH. UPON CONTACT WITH TWR AT THE FAF, WE WERE TOLD TO SLOW IMMEDIATELY TO OUR FINAL APCH SPD OF ABOUT 125 KTS AS THERE WOULD BE A DEP PRIOR TO OUR ARR. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 18L. WE DID NOT ACTUALLY ACQUIRE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RWY UNTIL ABOUT 300 FT AGL AND JUST OVER 1 MI OUT. AT THAT TIME WE SAW THE DEP TFC JUST STARTING HIS TKOF ROLL. WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 5 SECONDS AFTER THE TKOF TFC HAD LIFTED OFF. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO CONFLICT, A MISSED APCH (GAR) ON OUR PART WOULD HAVE PUT BOTH ACFT IN THE WX IN VERY CLOSE PROX. PERHAPS BETTER COORD BTWN APCH AND TWR WOULD HAVE PROVIDED BETTER SPACING BTWN OUR ARR AND HIS DEP.

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.