The crew on a B757 landing runway 12 at mia is instructed to land and hold short of runway 9R. Appro...

Attributes
ACN	409722
Time
Date	199807
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	409722
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were cleared for the ILS runway 12 at mia airport. Approach controller requested we keep our speed up as long as possible. When we were at the final approach fix, we were switched to tower frequency. The tower controller cleared us to land on runway 12, hold short of runway 9R. We were at a faster speed than normal, to facilitate approach's request. By this time we were inside the FAF, trying to slow and configure the airplane for landing. The captain asked tower how much runway would be available with lahso and got no reply. He started to look at the company special pages to find a lahso runway available distance, but had a hard time since it was dark and he wears glasses. I felt uncomfortable getting a lahso clearance so late, while we were very busy. Also, our union has issued many safety bulletins recommending pilots not accept lahso clrncs until many issues are resolved. I told the captain I didn't want to land and hold short of runway 9R. He told tower 'unable to land and hold short.' tower replied, cancel landing clearance runway 12, cleared to land runway 9L. We were about 2-3 mi out, and I couldn't see runway 9L. We didn't have any navaids or FMS display set for runway 9L, and I wasn't sure where runway 9L was in relation to runway 12. I asked the captain to dial in the runway 9L localizer frequency, but he was busy and didn't hear. During all this confusion, somehow the autothrottles were disconnected and I didn't realize it, getting 10 KIAS slow. We were both looking outside for the 9L runway and picked up the VASI for a normal landing. Tower put us in a dangerous situation. Lahso is a bad idea. Next time I'll go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CREW ON A B757 LNDG RWY 12 AT MIA IS INSTRUCTED TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9R. APPROX 2-3 MI OUT, THE B757 CREW ADVISES THE TWR THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 12 AT MIA ARPT. APCH CTLR REQUESTED WE KEEP OUR SPD UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN WE WERE AT THE FINAL APCH FIX, WE WERE SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ. THE TWR CTLR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 12, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9R. WE WERE AT A FASTER SPD THAN NORMAL, TO FACILITATE APCH'S REQUEST. BY THIS TIME WE WERE INSIDE THE FAF, TRYING TO SLOW AND CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE FOR LNDG. THE CAPT ASKED TWR HOW MUCH RWY WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITH LAHSO AND GOT NO REPLY. HE STARTED TO LOOK AT THE COMPANY SPECIAL PAGES TO FIND A LAHSO RWY AVAILABLE DISTANCE, BUT HAD A HARD TIME SINCE IT WAS DARK AND HE WEARS GLASSES. I FELT UNCOMFORTABLE GETTING A LAHSO CLRNC SO LATE, WHILE WE WERE VERY BUSY. ALSO, OUR UNION HAS ISSUED MANY SAFETY BULLETINS RECOMMENDING PLTS NOT ACCEPT LAHSO CLRNCS UNTIL MANY ISSUES ARE RESOLVED. I TOLD THE CAPT I DIDN'T WANT TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9R. HE TOLD TWR 'UNABLE TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT.' TWR REPLIED, CANCEL LNDG CLRNC RWY 12, CLRED TO LAND RWY 9L. WE WERE ABOUT 2-3 MI OUT, AND I COULDN'T SEE RWY 9L. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NAVAIDS OR FMS DISPLAY SET FOR RWY 9L, AND I WASN'T SURE WHERE RWY 9L WAS IN RELATION TO RWY 12. I ASKED THE CAPT TO DIAL IN THE RWY 9L LOC FREQ, BUT HE WAS BUSY AND DIDN'T HEAR. DURING ALL THIS CONFUSION, SOMEHOW THE AUTOTHROTTLES WERE DISCONNECTED AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT, GETTING 10 KIAS SLOW. WE WERE BOTH LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR THE 9L RWY AND PICKED UP THE VASI FOR A NORMAL LNDG. TWR PUT US IN A DANGEROUS SIT. LAHSO IS A BAD IDEA. NEXT TIME I'LL GO AROUND.

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.

The crew on a B757 landing runway 12 at mia is instructed to land and hold short of runway 9R. Approximately 2-3 mi out, the B757 crew advises the tower that they are unable to land and hold short.