Student pilot, in a C172 on short final with instructor, reminds tower that he was cleared to land after the controller clears a piper cherokee for takeoff. The pilot of the cherokee heard this and stopped just after the runway hold short line and the C172 student was again cleared to land by the same controller.

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Attributes
ACN	431641
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bvi.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bvi.tower tower : den.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bvi.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	431641
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

My student (who is also a CFI) and I were on 1/8 mi final when a student controller in the tower cleared the cherokee for takeoff. Before I could say 'go around' my student jumped on the radio and said, 'hey, isn't small aircraft X cleared to land?' after my student said that, the cherokee (small aircraft Y) stopped and held short of the runway after crossing the hold short lines. The student controller cleared us to land again several seconds later when we were over the runway. Corrective action should have been taken by myself and ATC. I should have taken control of the airplane and gone around. The ATC supervisor should have taken control of the situation as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT, IN A C172 ON SHORT FINAL WITH INSTRUCTOR, REMINDS TWR THAT HE WAS CLRED TO LAND AFTER THE CTLR CLRS A PIPER CHEROKEE FOR TKOF. THE PLT OF THE CHEROKEE HEARD THIS AND STOPPED JUST AFTER THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE AND THE C172 STUDENT WAS AGAIN CLRED TO LAND BY THE SAME CTLR.

Narrative: MY STUDENT (WHO IS ALSO A CFI) AND I WERE ON 1/8 MI FINAL WHEN A STUDENT CTLR IN THE TWR CLRED THE CHEROKEE FOR TKOF. BEFORE I COULD SAY 'GO AROUND' MY STUDENT JUMPED ON THE RADIO AND SAID, 'HEY, ISN'T SMA X CLRED TO LAND?' AFTER MY STUDENT SAID THAT, THE CHEROKEE (SMA Y) STOPPED AND HELD SHORT OF THE RWY AFTER XING THE HOLD SHORT LINES. THE STUDENT CTLR CLRED US TO LAND AGAIN SEVERAL SECONDS LATER WHEN WE WERE OVER THE RWY. CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY MYSELF AND ATC. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND GONE AROUND. THE ATC SUPVR SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CTL OF THE SIT AS WELL.

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.