An A320 PIC report on traffic spacing problems on final approach at msp, mn.

Attributes
ACN	517681
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 19800 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	517681
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : msp.tower

Narrative:

Landing runway 30L msp, after received clearance to land on 3 mi final, tower cleared DC9 into position and hold, waiting previous landing aircraft to clear runway 2 mi final. He was cleared for takeoff and passing 200 ft he was still on the roll and tower advised us, if we had to go around plan 220 degree heading and stand by. At 100 ft, DC9 still on the roll, we were initiating our own go around, tower said to go around and left to 220 degrees into position and hold and advised him that if it didn't work out regarding previous landing aircraft, that he would have him clear the runway, as we had already been around once. 2 mi final previous landing aircraft still on the runway, tower had him clear and we landed. Day before, landing runway 30L msp, had clearance to land, same deal, 3 mi final tower cleared DC10 position and hold, 2 mi final cleared him to takeoff. We felt spacing was a bit tight, although we did not have to go around, we did land, but after parking we asked ground to relay to tower that we felt spacing was a tad too tight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 PIC RPT ON TFC SPACING PROBS ON FINAL APCH AT MSP, MN.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 30L MSP, AFTER RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND ON 3 MI FINAL, TWR CLRED DC9 INTO POS AND HOLD, WAITING PREVIOUS LNDG ACFT TO CLR RWY 2 MI FINAL. HE WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND PASSING 200 FT HE WAS STILL ON THE ROLL AND TWR ADVISED US, IF WE HAD TO GO AROUND PLAN 220 DEG HDG AND STAND BY. AT 100 FT, DC9 STILL ON THE ROLL, WE WERE INITIATING OUR OWN GAR, TWR SAID TO GO AROUND AND L TO 220 DEGS INTO POS AND HOLD AND ADVISED HIM THAT IF IT DIDN'T WORK OUT REGARDING PREVIOUS LNDG ACFT, THAT HE WOULD HAVE HIM CLR THE RWY, AS WE HAD ALREADY BEEN AROUND ONCE. 2 MI FINAL PREVIOUS LNDG ACFT STILL ON THE RWY, TWR HAD HIM CLR AND WE LANDED. DAY BEFORE, LNDG RWY 30L MSP, HAD CLRNC TO LAND, SAME DEAL, 3 MI FINAL TWR CLRED DC10 POS AND HOLD, 2 MI FINAL CLRED HIM TO TKOF. WE FELT SPACING WAS A BIT TIGHT, ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT HAVE TO GO AROUND, WE DID LAND, BUT AFTER PARKING WE ASKED GND TO RELAY TO TWR THAT WE FELT SPACING WAS A TAD TOO TIGHT.

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.