Narrative:

On nov/tue/02, we operated air carrier X from cvg to fll. The flight was predominantly conducted in dry VMC, however, a light rain shower was in the vicinity above 2700 ft MSL which blocked the afternoon sun and cast a shadow over the runway. Fll tower cleared our flight to land on runway 9L at approximately 8 mi. We were advised of several departures prior to our arrival. Multiple clrncs were issued to various aircraft by fll tower. Runway 9L is 9000 ft long with a 577 ft displaced threshold. The usable landing runway is black, well marked, and clearly delineated. However, the displaced threshold portion is a grayish color. At approximately 350 ft AGL, we noticed a grayish colored light twin aircraft on the displaced threshold portion of the runway. At 200 ft AGL we realized the aircraft would not clear the runway. The captain, also the PF, commanded a go around at 150 ft and advanced the throttles to approximately go around thrust. Firewall thrust was not utilized. Fll tower was notified and then ordered us to go around. Due to close ground proximity and the unknown disposition and intentions of the aircraft on our runway, our attention was primarily focused on avoiding the traffic and establishing immediate and positive separation from the ground. The captain displaced the aircraft laterally to keep the aircraft in sight. At about 600 ft AGL, during the go around, the throttles were retarded about 1 knob width to go around EPR. The subsequent approach and landing were uneventful. We accomplished the suspected engine parameter exceedance procedure in the fom and determined that RPM and egt limits were exceeded for 5-15 seconds. A logbook entry was made and maintenance notified. The ensuing conversation with fll tower supervisor indicated that a student controller issued our landing clearance and the 'into position and hold' clearance for the light twin aircraft. Then the senior controller and student were distraction by traffic approaching from the south. The light twin remained in position throughout our approach and rejected landing. Supplemental information from acn 567165: a light rain shower on final cast a shadow over runway 9L at fll. The flight was cleared to land at 8 miles. Numerous clrncs and a blocked transmission were heard prior to our arrival. At about 350 ft AGL we noticed a grayish colored light aircraft on the small, grayish colored, displayed threshold of our landing runway. At 200 ft AGL it was determined that the aircraft would not clear and the captain, the pilot flying commanded a go around at 150 ft AGL. He advanced the throttles to approximately go around EPR. Fire wall thrust was not utilized. Tower was notified due to close ground proximity and the unknown disposition of the aircraft on the runways. Our attention was focused on avoiding the traffic and establishing immediate and positive separation from the ground. Slight lateral displacement was established, as well. At about 600 ft AGL on the go around, the throttles were retarded about one knob width to go around EPR and we landed uneventfully we. Determined after landing that RPM and egt limits had been exceeded for 5-15 seconds. A logbook entry was made and maintenance notified. The ensuing ATC phone call revealed that the student and senior controller were distracted and left the aircraft into position and hold while we were still cleared for landing. The light aircraft remained in position throughout. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said on final they were advised there would be multiple departures prior to their landing. He said they saw the aircraft in position at 200 ft and were able to start a climb at 150 ft near the runway threshold.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLL TWR INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE ON LCL POSITION PUT LIGHT TWIN IN POSITION AND HOLD WITH MD88 CLRED TO LAND ON SAME RWY.

Narrative: ON NOV/TUE/02, WE OPERATED ACR X FROM CVG TO FLL. THE FLT WAS PREDOMINANTLY CONDUCTED IN DRY VMC, HOWEVER, A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER WAS IN THE VICINITY ABOVE 2700 FT MSL WHICH BLOCKED THE AFTERNOON SUN AND CAST A SHADOW OVER THE RWY. FLL TWR CLRED OUR FLT TO LAND ON RWY 9L AT APPROX 8 MI. WE WERE ADVISED OF SEVERAL DEPS PRIOR TO OUR ARR. MULTIPLE CLRNCS WERE ISSUED TO VARIOUS ACFT BY FLL TWR. RWY 9L IS 9000 FT LONG WITH A 577 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE USABLE LNDG RWY IS BLACK, WELL MARKED, AND CLRLY DELINEATED. HOWEVER, THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD PORTION IS A GRAYISH COLOR. AT APPROX 350 FT AGL, WE NOTICED A GRAYISH COLORED LIGHT TWIN ACFT ON THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD PORTION OF THE RWY. AT 200 FT AGL WE REALIZED THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLR THE RWY. THE CAPT, ALSO THE PF, COMMANDED A GAR AT 150 FT AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLES TO APPROX GAR THRUST. FIREWALL THRUST WAS NOT UTILIZED. FLL TWR WAS NOTIFIED AND THEN ORDERED US TO GO AROUND. DUE TO CLOSE GND PROX AND THE UNKNOWN DISPOSITION AND INTENTIONS OF THE ACFT ON OUR RWY, OUR ATTN WAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON AVOIDING THE TFC AND ESTABLISHING IMMEDIATE AND POSITIVE SEPARATION FROM THE GND. THE CAPT DISPLACED THE ACFT LATERALLY TO KEEP THE ACFT IN SIGHT. AT ABOUT 600 FT AGL, DURING THE GAR, THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED ABOUT 1 KNOB WIDTH TO GAR EPR. THE SUBSEQUENT APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE SUSPECTED ENG PARAMETER EXCEEDANCE PROC IN THE FOM AND DETERMINED THAT RPM AND EGT LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED FOR 5-15 SECONDS. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND MAINT NOTIFIED. THE ENSUING CONVERSATION WITH FLL TWR SUPVR INDICATED THAT A STUDENT CTLR ISSUED OUR LNDG CLRNC AND THE 'INTO POS AND HOLD' CLRNC FOR THE LIGHT TWIN ACFT. THEN THE SENIOR CTLR AND STUDENT WERE DISTR BY TFC APCHING FROM THE S. THE LIGHT TWIN REMAINED IN POS THROUGHOUT OUR APCH AND REJECTED LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 567165: A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER ON FINAL CAST A SHADOW OVER RWY 9L AT FLL. THE FLT WAS CLRED TO LAND AT 8 MILES. NUMEROUS CLRNCS AND A BLOCKED XMISSION WERE HEARD PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL. AT ABOUT 350 FT AGL WE NOTICED A GRAYISH COLORED LIGHT ACFT ON THE SMALL, GRAYISH COLORED, DISPLAYED THRESHOLD OF OUR LNDG RWY. AT 200 FT AGL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLR AND THE CAPT, THE PLT FLYING COMMANDED A GAR AT 150 FT AGL. HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLES TO APPROXIMATELY GAR EPR. FIRE WALL THRUST WAS NOT UTILIZED. TWR WAS NOTIFIED DUE TO CLOSE GND PROXIMITY AND THE UNKNOWN DISPOSITION OF THE ACFT ON THE RWYS. OUR ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON AVOIDING THE TFC AND ESTABLISHING IMMEDIATE AND POSITIVE SEPARATION FROM THE GND. SLIGHT LATERAL DISPLACEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED, AS WELL. AT ABOUT 600 FT AGL ON THE GAR, THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED ABOUT ONE KNOB WIDTH TO GO AROUND EPR AND WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WE. DETERMINED AFTER LNDG THAT RPM AND EGT LIMITS HAD BEEN EXCEEDED FOR 5-15 SECS. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND MAINT NOTIFIED. THE ENSUING ATC PHONE CALL REVEALED THAT THE STUDENT AND SENIOR CTLR WERE DISTRACTED AND LEFT THE ACFT INTO POSITION AND HOLD WHILE WE WERE STILL CLEARED FOR LNDG. THE LIGHT ACFT REMAINED IN POSITION THROUGHOUT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID ON FINAL THEY WERE ADVISED THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE DEPS PRIOR TO THEIR LNDG. HE SAID THEY SAW THE ACFT IN POSITION AT 200 FT AND WERE ABLE TO START A CLB AT 150 FT NEAR THE RWY THRESHOLD.

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.