B737-200 crew came within 200 ft of hitting a landing MD80 at fll.

Attributes
ACN	576826
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10130 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	576826
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
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	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : fll.tower

Narrative:

I was acting captain on my airlines B737-200. Time was XA00 pm local at ft lauderdale/hollywood international airport. I was given takeoff clearance and acknowledged it. The first officer was the PF. I monitored the engine/flight instruments. The first officer noticed an MD80 rolling onto the runway at taxiway D going northbound. We were on runway 9L. I then looked up and immediately initiated abort procedures. We stopped our aircraft approximately 200 ft from the MD80 on taxiway D. We referenced brake cooling charts and did all my company's operational requirements for passenger/flight attendants. We returned to gate for new paperwork, fuel, maintenance inspections. I talked to fll tower and was told that it was due to a local tower miscom. The tower controller was decertified. Contributing factors were night operations, approximately 23 aircraft waiting to take off (heavy controller workload), and my first officer stated that his vision of the MD80 was initially limited due to PAPI lights obscuring the view of the MD80. After returning to gate, we departed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 CREW CAME WITHIN 200 FT OF HITTING A LNDG MD80 AT FLL.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING CAPT ON MY AIRLINES B737-200. TIME WAS XA00 PM LCL AT FT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL ARPT. I WAS GIVEN TKOF CLRNC AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT. THE FO WAS THE PF. I MONITORED THE ENG/FLT INSTS. THE FO NOTICED AN MD80 ROLLING ONTO THE RWY AT TXWY D GOING NBOUND. WE WERE ON RWY 9L. I THEN LOOKED UP AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED ABORT PROCS. WE STOPPED OUR ACFT APPROX 200 FT FROM THE MD80 ON TXWY D. WE REFED BRAKE COOLING CHARTS AND DID ALL MY COMPANY'S OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PAX/FLT ATTENDANTS. WE RETURNED TO GATE FOR NEW PAPERWORK, FUEL, MAINT INSPECTIONS. I TALKED TO FLL TWR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO A LCL TWR MISCOM. THE TWR CTLR WAS DECERTIFIED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE NIGHT OPS, APPROX 23 ACFT WAITING TO TAKE OFF (HVY CTLR WORKLOAD), AND MY FO STATED THAT HIS VISION OF THE MD80 WAS INITIALLY LIMITED DUE TO PAPI LIGHTS OBSCURING THE VIEW OF THE MD80. AFTER RETURNING TO GATE, WE DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.