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Breaking clear of WX on short final landing cle, B738 observes a B757 tail still obstructing the runway 23L approach path, waiting between the runways.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497126 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 497126 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time |
| Miss Distance | unspecified : 35 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
As we were descending through approximately 1000 ft during approach to runway 23L at cle, we heard the tower clear an aircraft to cross runway 23L, taxi into position and hold runway 23R. We acquired the approach lights at 400 ft and broke out at 300 ft. A few seconds after we broke out of the WX, I noticed that the aircraft, which had been cleared into position and hold on runway 23R, was still on the taxiway between the 2 runways with its tail sticking into the approach path of runway 23L. I determined at that time that no matter what we did, either go around or land, we were either going to miss that aircraft or we were going to hit it. I estimate that my right wingtip missed the tail of the other aircraft by 20-50 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BREAKING CLR OF WX ON SHORT FINAL LNDG CLE, B738 OBSERVES A B757 TAIL STILL OBSTRUCTING THE RWY 23L APCH PATH, WAITING BTWN THE RWYS.
Narrative: AS WE WERE DSNDING THROUGH APPROX 1000 FT DURING APCH TO RWY 23L AT CLE, WE HEARD THE TWR CLR AN ACFT TO CROSS RWY 23L, TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 23R. WE ACQUIRED THE APCH LIGHTS AT 400 FT AND BROKE OUT AT 300 FT. A FEW SECONDS AFTER WE BROKE OUT OF THE WX, I NOTICED THAT THE ACFT, WHICH HAD BEEN CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 23R, WAS STILL ON THE TXWY BTWN THE 2 RWYS WITH ITS TAIL STICKING INTO THE APCH PATH OF RWY 23L. I DETERMINED AT THAT TIME THAT NO MATTER WHAT WE DID, EITHER GO AROUND OR LAND, WE WERE EITHER GOING TO MISS THAT ACFT OR WE WERE GOING TO HIT IT. I ESTIMATE THAT MY R WINGTIP MISSED THE TAIL OF THE OTHER ACFT BY 20-50 FT.
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.