Narrative:

Communication with ccs ATC is dangerous. Asked if we could take off immediately on runway 9. We accepted, and were cleared for immediate takeoff on runway 9. Taking the runway, whilst adding takeoff power, we could see over the hill on runway 9 the tail of the preceding landed aircraft on the runway in front of us. Hesitating with the power, we ate up valuable runway while we waited for the aircraft ahead to fully clear the runway. This took a number of seconds. Meanwhile, as the aft was clearing -- this being such an unusual occurrence -- I questioned the tower twice for confirmation of takeoff clearance before adding full power. There was no response. I aborted the takeoff. I turned off runway 9 at intersection C, conscious of the possibility of a close landing aircraft behind us. The tower told us to clear the runway (not specifying any particular runway) and contact ground. This, as far as I could ascertain, meant he wanted us to taxi well clear of runway 9. The space between runway 9 and taxiway F -- which also sometimes doubles as a runway 9R -- is extremely limited. So to clear runway 9 conservatively would take us onto taxiway F/runway 9R. Taxiway F/runway 9R had not been used as a runway since we had been in the vicinity. Assuming taxiway status and given that we were told to contact ground, I assumed we were expected to use it as such. I decided to stay on tower frequency, wait and look first, aware that our tail may be in close proximity to runway 9. We felt that due to the limited english speaking capability of the controller, it would be unlikely that we could get any kind of clarification from him. Also, at the time he was blocking the channel with some lengthy spanish dialog. Unknown to me, perhaps because this all occurred on the radio in spanish, the aircraft in close landing procedure (now off to our right and slightly behind) had been reclred to land on runway 9R (taxiway F). It is my opinion that a collision would likely have occurred had we followed the ccs tower instructions of 'clear the runway and contact ground.' at about the time the aircraft touched down right in front of us, the tower controller told us to hold short of runway 9R. Yet he had previously handed us off to ground. The situation down there with controllers with limited english speaking capability with poor accent is not new to me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 FLC EXPERIENCES A GND CRITICAL CONFLICT WHEN ABORTING TKOF ON ONE RWY AND CLRED TO EXIT INTO LNDG TFC ON THE PARALLEL RWY AT SVMI, FO.

Narrative: COM WITH CCS ATC IS DANGEROUS. ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ON RWY 9. WE ACCEPTED, AND WERE CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF ON RWY 9. TAKING THE RWY, WHILST ADDING TKOF PWR, WE COULD SEE OVER THE HILL ON RWY 9 THE TAIL OF THE PRECEDING LANDED ACFT ON THE RWY IN FRONT OF US. HESITATING WITH THE PWR, WE ATE UP VALUABLE RWY WHILE WE WAITED FOR THE ACFT AHEAD TO FULLY CLR THE RWY. THIS TOOK A NUMBER OF SECONDS. MEANWHILE, AS THE AFT WAS CLRING -- THIS BEING SUCH AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- I QUESTIONED THE TWR TWICE FOR CONFIRMATION OF TKOF CLRNC BEFORE ADDING FULL PWR. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I ABORTED THE TKOF. I TURNED OFF RWY 9 AT INTXN C, CONSCIOUS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A CLOSE LNDG ACFT BEHIND US. THE TWR TOLD US TO CLR THE RWY (NOT SPECIFYING ANY PARTICULAR RWY) AND CONTACT GND. THIS, AS FAR AS I COULD ASCERTAIN, MEANT HE WANTED US TO TAXI WELL CLR OF RWY 9. THE SPACE BTWN RWY 9 AND TXWY F -- WHICH ALSO SOMETIMES DOUBLES AS A RWY 9R -- IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. SO TO CLR RWY 9 CONSERVATIVELY WOULD TAKE US ONTO TXWY F/RWY 9R. TXWY F/RWY 9R HAD NOT BEEN USED AS A RWY SINCE WE HAD BEEN IN THE VICINITY. ASSUMING TXWY STATUS AND GIVEN THAT WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT GND, I ASSUMED WE WERE EXPECTED TO USE IT AS SUCH. I DECIDED TO STAY ON TWR FREQ, WAIT AND LOOK FIRST, AWARE THAT OUR TAIL MAY BE IN CLOSE PROX TO RWY 9. WE FELT THAT DUE TO THE LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING CAPABILITY OF THE CTLR, IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY THAT WE COULD GET ANY KIND OF CLARIFICATION FROM HIM. ALSO, AT THE TIME HE WAS BLOCKING THE CHANNEL WITH SOME LENGTHY SPANISH DIALOG. UNKNOWN TO ME, PERHAPS BECAUSE THIS ALL OCCURRED ON THE RADIO IN SPANISH, THE ACFT IN CLOSE LNDG PROC (NOW OFF TO OUR R AND SLIGHTLY BEHIND) HAD BEEN RECLRED TO LAND ON RWY 9R (TXWY F). IT IS MY OPINION THAT A COLLISION WOULD LIKELY HAVE OCCURRED HAD WE FOLLOWED THE CCS TWR INSTRUCTIONS OF 'CLR THE RWY AND CONTACT GND.' AT ABOUT THE TIME THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF US, THE TWR CTLR TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9R. YET HE HAD PREVIOUSLY HANDED US OFF TO GND. THE SIT DOWN THERE WITH CTLRS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING CAPABILITY WITH POOR ACCENT IS NOT NEW TO ME.

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.