Commuter crew was cleared to land on a runway that had an aircraft holding in position at the other ...

Attributes
ACN	567987
Time
Date	200212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 18l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	567987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	568114
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On approach to runway 18L at ZZZ, ATC was in the process of turning the airport around. We were cleared to land on runway 18L. ATC put an aircraft in position on runway 36R prior to our touchdown. We broke out at 500 ft AGL and noticed aircraft at the other end of the runway not moving, and landed. ATC asked us to call the tower upon arrival. Spoke with tower supervisor, and he stated that controller had made a mistake putting the other aircraft in position, had been removed from duty, and they would be conducting an investigation. He stated that we had done nothing wrong, but wanted my phone number in case they needed any future information from me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER CREW WAS CLRED TO LAND ON A RWY THAT HAD AN ACFT HOLDING IN POS AT THE OTHER END.

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 18L AT ZZZ, ATC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE ARPT AROUND. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 18L. ATC PUT AN ACFT IN POS ON RWY 36R PRIOR TO OUR TOUCHDOWN. WE BROKE OUT AT 500 FT AGL AND NOTICED ACFT AT THE OTHER END OF THE RWY NOT MOVING, AND LANDED. ATC ASKED US TO CALL THE TWR UPON ARR. SPOKE WITH TWR SUPVR, AND HE STATED THAT CTLR HAD MADE A MISTAKE PUTTING THE OTHER ACFT IN POS, HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM DUTY, AND THEY WOULD BE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. HE STATED THAT WE HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG, BUT WANTED MY PHONE NUMBER IN CASE THEY NEEDED ANY FUTURE INFO FROM 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.

Commuter crew was cleared to land on a runway that had an aircraft holding in position at the other end.