Narrative:

I was on a visual approach to runway 12R at msp. A dc-9 (Z) was about 3-4 miles in front of me. After the dc-9 landed, a B727 (Y) was cleared into position and 2 other aircraft crossed the runway after the dc-9 landed. The traffic did not clear the runway fast enough and the B727 (Y) was asked to clear the runway at taxiway A-9. The B727 (Y) taxied at a rate of speed that I thought he would clear the runway. The tail of the B727 did not clear the hold short line for taxiway A-9. I was slightly above the glide slope and landed. I felt I had adequate lateral and vertical separation to make safe landing. The taxi speed of the B727 (Y) convinced me he would clear the hold short before we landed. The B727's (Y) landing gear was clear of the hold short line and that triggered me to think the aircraft was clear of the hold short line. A go around should have been initiated earlier. I should have erred on a more conservative side and not pushed it to the small limit that I did. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter noted that only a portion of the B727's tail was across the hold short line, and that the hold line itself was well set back from the runway. He also claimed that use of the 'ground speed mini' autoflt function resulted in a ground speed perhaps 10 knots faster than optimimum for traffic spacing in these circumstances. Upon reflection, reporter suggests that a slight 'south' turn on final would have provided that required spacing and thus avoided the problem. He does not believe that a go around would have been safer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MINOR RWY INCURSION AND CONFLICT OCCURS WHEN AN ACR ACFT TOUCHES DOWN BEFORE AN ACFT EXITING THE RWY IS COMPLETELY CLR.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 12R AT MSP. A DC-9 (Z) WAS ABOUT 3-4 MILES IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE DC-9 LANDED, A B727 (Y) WAS CLRED INTO POS AND 2 OTHER ACFT CROSSED THE RWY AFTER THE DC-9 LANDED. THE TFC DID NOT CLR THE RWY FAST ENOUGH AND THE B727 (Y) WAS ASKED TO CLR THE RWY AT TXWY A-9. THE B727 (Y) TAXIED AT A RATE OF SPEED THAT I THOUGHT HE WOULD CLR THE RWY. THE TAIL OF THE B727 DID NOT CLR THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR TXWY A-9. I WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE GLIDE SLOPE AND LANDED. I FELT I HAD ADEQUATE LATERAL AND VERTICAL SEPARATION TO MAKE SAFE LNDG. THE TAXI SPEED OF THE B727 (Y) CONVINCED ME HE WOULD CLR THE HOLD SHORT BEFORE WE LANDED. THE B727'S (Y) LNDG GEAR WAS CLR OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND THAT TRIGGERED ME TO THINK THE ACFT WAS CLR OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE. A GAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INITIATED EARLIER. I SHOULD HAVE ERRED ON A MORE CONSERVATIVE SIDE AND NOT PUSHED IT TO THE SMALL LIMIT THAT I DID. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR NOTED THAT ONLY A PORTION OF THE B727'S TAIL WAS ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE, AND THAT THE HOLD LINE ITSELF WAS WELL SET BACK FROM THE RWY. HE ALSO CLAIMED THAT USE OF THE 'GND SPEED MINI' AUTOFLT FUNCTION RESULTED IN A GND SPEED PERHAPS 10 KNOTS FASTER THAN OPTIMIMUM FOR TFC SPACING IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. UPON REFLECTION, RPTR SUGGESTS THAT A SLIGHT 'S' TURN ON FINAL WOULD HAVE PROVIDED THAT REQUIRED SPACING AND THUS AVOIDED THE PROB. HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT A GAR WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFER.

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.