MD11 crew had foreign ATC terminology used for landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	441889
Time
Date	199907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : egcc.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : egcc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	441889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were approaching manchester, england, on a relatively clear morning. We held for about 10 mins and then made an approach under approach control radar vectors and tower control. An aircraft in position was cleared for takeoff and we were cleared to 'land after' the departing aircraft. I decided not to make a go around. We were stable and landed after he broke ground. We made a normal rollout and taxied in. Tower commented 'good job.' later we found out a newspaper called it a near miss. Therefore, even though the 'land after' clearance works well over there, in the same situation, I would go around next time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 CREW HAD FOREIGN ATC TERMINOLOGY USED FOR LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE APCHING MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, ON A RELATIVELY CLR MORNING. WE HELD FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND THEN MADE AN APCH UNDER APCH CTL RADAR VECTORS AND TWR CTL. AN ACFT IN POS WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND WE WERE CLRED TO 'LAND AFTER' THE DEPARTING ACFT. I DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A GAR. WE WERE STABLE AND LANDED AFTER HE BROKE GND. WE MADE A NORMAL ROLLOUT AND TAXIED IN. TWR COMMENTED 'GOOD JOB.' LATER WE FOUND OUT A NEWSPAPER CALLED IT A NEAR MISS. THEREFORE, EVEN THOUGH THE 'LAND AFTER' CLRNC WORKS WELL OVER THERE, IN THE SAME SIT, I WOULD GO AROUND NEXT TIME.

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.