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A landing air carrier jet cannot comply with ord tower's instruction to clear runway 4R at the end since another air carrier A320 is blocking the runway at taxiway D. A B737 on short final is told to go around. The A320 probably switched to ground control, not being on local control frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 430018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 430022 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing on runway 4R at ord. First officer was PF. We were instructed by ord tower to 'roll to the end and turn off on taxiway D.' upon doing so, we discovered the A320 that had preceded us had turned off but had stopped short of the runway hold short line and was still on the runway. We advised ord tower that we could not clear the runway due to the A320. He in turn instructed the B737 behind us to go around. The A320 seemed to not be on tower frequency and ord tower was not aware of his position, he never advised us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LNDG ACR JET CANNOT COMPLY WITH ORD TWR'S INSTRUCTION TO CLR RWY 4R AT THE END SINCE ANOTHER ACR A320 IS BLOCKING THE RWY AT TXWY D. A B737 ON SHORT FINAL IS TOLD TO GO AROUND. THE A320 PROBABLY SWITCHED TO GND CTL, NOT BEING ON LCL CTL FREQ.
Narrative: LNDG ON RWY 4R AT ORD. FO WAS PF. WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY ORD TWR TO 'ROLL TO THE END AND TURN OFF ON TXWY D.' UPON DOING SO, WE DISCOVERED THE A320 THAT HAD PRECEDED US HAD TURNED OFF BUT HAD STOPPED SHORT OF THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE AND WAS STILL ON THE RWY. WE ADVISED ORD TWR THAT WE COULD NOT CLR THE RWY DUE TO THE A320. HE IN TURN INSTRUCTED THE B737 BEHIND US TO GO AROUND. THE A320 SEEMED TO NOT BE ON TWR FREQ AND ORD TWR WAS NOT AWARE OF HIS POS, HE NEVER ADVISED 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.