CL65 crew did a go around because an aircraft was holding in position on the landing runway.

Attributes
ACN	451490
Time
Date	199910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	451490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After working for more than 11 hours of duty, we started the 6TH leg flight, ILS into mdw. The controller told us to do 180 KTS to the OM and then call tower. Because we were fatigued from a long duty day, we both forgot to call the tower at the OM and I maintained an airspeed of 180 KTS. When we were inside the OM, we remembered to call tower. At about that time we called, we broke out into VFR and we saw an aircraft sitting on the runway we were landing on. Both the tower and I initiated a go around. Contributing factors: too long a duty day! How it was discovered: by luck. Corrective actions: stop the duty and flts both at 8 hours. Flight or duty time. I have never seen any pilot that got any better after 8 hours of duty time. It is always a slow downhill progression of mistakes that lead to sits like this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW DID A GAR BECAUSE AN ACFT WAS HOLDING IN POS ON THE LNDG RWY.

Narrative: AFTER WORKING FOR MORE THAN 11 HRS OF DUTY, WE STARTED THE 6TH LEG FLT, ILS INTO MDW. THE CTLR TOLD US TO DO 180 KTS TO THE OM AND THEN CALL TWR. BECAUSE WE WERE FATIGUED FROM A LONG DUTY DAY, WE BOTH FORGOT TO CALL THE TWR AT THE OM AND I MAINTAINED AN AIRSPD OF 180 KTS. WHEN WE WERE INSIDE THE OM, WE REMEMBERED TO CALL TWR. AT ABOUT THAT TIME WE CALLED, WE BROKE OUT INTO VFR AND WE SAW AN ACFT SITTING ON THE RWY WE WERE LNDG ON. BOTH THE TWR AND I INITIATED A GAR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TOO LONG A DUTY DAY! HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED: BY LUCK. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: STOP THE DUTY AND FLTS BOTH AT 8 HRS. FLT OR DUTY TIME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY PLT THAT GOT ANY BETTER AFTER 8 HRS OF DUTY TIME. IT IS ALWAYS A SLOW DOWNHILL PROGRESSION OF MISTAKES THAT LEAD TO SITS LIKE THIS.

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.