Captain of a widebody transport taxied into position on runway for takeoff causing the tower to make a BAE146 on final to go around. Captain was confused with the foreign phraseology.

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Attributes
ACN	377449
Time
Date	199708
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgw
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	377449
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Gatwick tower cleared us to line up and wait runway 8R with additional comments following the clearance that we did not understand. We asked them to clarify the clearance and they repeated, line up and wait, and I believe they said, 'reference' a BAE146. Although I had reviewed the departure plates for special communication phrases used in europe and had similar clrncs in the past, I thought he was talking about an aircraft that would depart in front of us. Consequently I pulled into position causing the tower to instruct the BAE146 to go around. Although I do think it would be nice to have standard phraseology worldwide, I believe that I made the mistake of taxiing into position without fully understanding every word in the clearance. I do not think that more training is the answer just more vigilance on my part.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A WDB TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY FOR TKOF CAUSING THE TWR TO MAKE A BAE146 ON FINAL TO GO AROUND. CAPT WAS CONFUSED WITH THE FOREIGN PHRASEOLOGY.

Narrative: GATWICK TWR CLRED US TO LINE UP AND WAIT RWY 8R WITH ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOLLOWING THE CLRNC THAT WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND. WE ASKED THEM TO CLARIFY THE CLRNC AND THEY REPEATED, LINE UP AND WAIT, AND I BELIEVE THEY SAID, 'REF' A BAE146. ALTHOUGH I HAD REVIEWED THE DEP PLATES FOR SPECIAL COM PHRASES USED IN EUROPE AND HAD SIMILAR CLRNCS IN THE PAST, I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AN ACFT THAT WOULD DEPART IN FRONT OF US. CONSEQUENTLY I PULLED INTO POS CAUSING THE TWR TO INSTRUCT THE BAE146 TO GO AROUND. ALTHOUGH I DO THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY WORLDWIDE, I BELIEVE THAT I MADE THE MISTAKE OF TAXIING INTO POS WITHOUT FULLY UNDERSTANDING EVERY WORD IN THE CLRNC. I DO NOT THINK THAT MORE TRAINING IS THE ANSWER JUST MORE VIGILANCE ON MY PART.

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.