BE18 lands over a sabreliner that was cleared into position and hold.

Attributes
ACN	545596
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sabre 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Twin Beech 18
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 56 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 341
ASRS Report	545596
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	vertical : 30
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our aircraft (a sabreliner model 60) was told by ATC (mco tower) to taxi into position and hold on runway 18R. After repeating our instructions back to the controller and then confirming them a second time, we proceeded into position. Approximately 30 seconds later we observed a BE18 aircraft fly over us at approximately 30 ft and land approximately 500 ft ahead of us, we were later advised that the pilot of the BE18 thought that orlando approach control cleared him to land. The pilot of the BE18 never even checked in with mco tower, and landed with no clearance. According to orlando ATC the pilot 'was a problem' from the moment they came in contact with him. Why didn't the tower controller know that the BE18 was being handed off to him from approach control? For at least 30 seconds nobody knew where the BE18 was. Why were we told to taxi into position? Callback conversation with the reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he contacted both the local FAA flight standards office and the tower supervisor for an explanation. He stated he had been holding on taxiway a for a BE18 to land and then was instructed to taxi into position. While holding in position, a second BE18 flew over them and landed. The reporter said he was told by the tower that the BE18 pilot has been a problem to them in the past. He was also told that the aircraft did not show on radar because he was below 800 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE18 LANDS OVER A SABRELINER THAT WAS CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD.

Narrative: OUR ACFT (A SABRELINER MODEL 60) WAS TOLD BY ATC (MCO TWR) TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RWY 18R. AFTER REPEATING OUR INSTRUCTIONS BACK TO THE CTLR AND THEN CONFIRMING THEM A SECOND TIME, WE PROCEEDED INTO POSITION. APPROX 30 SECONDS LATER WE OBSERVED A BE18 ACFT FLY OVER US AT APPROX 30 FT AND LAND APPROX 500 FT AHEAD OF US, WE WERE LATER ADVISED THAT THE PLT OF THE BE18 THOUGHT THAT ORLANDO APCH CTL CLRED HIM TO LAND. THE PLT OF THE BE18 NEVER EVEN CHKED IN WITH MCO TWR, AND LANDED WITH NO CLRNC. ACCORDING TO ORLANDO ATC THE PLT 'WAS A PROB' FROM THE MOMENT THEY CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIM. WHY DIDN'T THE TWR CTLR KNOW THAT THE BE18 WAS BEING HANDED OFF TO HIM FROM APCH CTL? FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS NOBODY KNEW WHERE THE BE18 WAS. WHY WERE WE TOLD TO TAXI INTO POSITION? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH THE RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE CONTACTED BOTH THE LCL FAA FLT STANDARDS OFFICE AND THE TWR SUPVR FOR AN EXPLANATION. HE STATED HE HAD BEEN HOLDING ON TXWY A FOR A BE18 TO LAND AND THEN WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI INTO POSITION. WHILE HOLDING IN POSITION, A SECOND BE18 FLEW OVER THEM AND LANDED. THE RPTR SAID HE WAS TOLD BY THE TWR THAT THE BE18 PLT HAS BEEN A PROB TO THEM IN THE PAST. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE ACFT DID NOT SHOW ON RADAR BECAUSE HE WAS BELOW 800 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.