Confusion existed between ATC and cargo flight as to which runway was going to be used for takeoff a...

Attributes
ACN	579333
Time
Date	200304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	579333
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Miami ground cleared us to taxi to runway 9L for takeoff. After crossing runway 12, ground control asked if we would be able to accept runway 12 for takeoff. First officer replied that data was run for either runways 9L or 12. Ground said to continue as replied by first officer. Communication broke down because first officer was new to an international flight plan, programming a GPS and was using soft and unreadable responses to ground control as well as readbacks to captain. Ground then asked us to switch to tower and tower cleared us for an immediate takeoff on runway 12. I had already turned the corner for runway 9L. First officer said cleared for takeoff. I looked up and saw a commuter aircraft on approximately a 2 mi final for runway 9L. I stopped the aircraft a few ft past the hold short line and was well clear of runway 9L. At this time, tower realized that there must have been some confusion. I believe, to avoid a potential problem tower very calmly asked the commuter to go around. Tower then cleared us for takeoff on runway 9L and nothing was mentioned on frequencys about this. Improvements could have been made by slowing down and requiring first officer to be clear and use better phraseology.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CONFUSION EXISTED BTWN ATC AND CARGO FLT AS TO WHICH RWY WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR TKOF AT MIA, FL.

Narrative: MIAMI GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 9L FOR TKOF. AFTER XING RWY 12, GND CTL ASKED IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCEPT RWY 12 FOR TKOF. FO REPLIED THAT DATA WAS RUN FOR EITHER RWYS 9L OR 12. GND SAID TO CONTINUE AS REPLIED BY FO. COM BROKE DOWN BECAUSE FO WAS NEW TO AN INTL FLT PLAN, PROGRAMMING A GPS AND WAS USING SOFT AND UNREADABLE RESPONSES TO GND CTL AS WELL AS READBACKS TO CAPT. GND THEN ASKED US TO SWITCH TO TWR AND TWR CLRED US FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF ON RWY 12. I HAD ALREADY TURNED THE CORNER FOR RWY 9L. FO SAID CLRED FOR TKOF. I LOOKED UP AND SAW A COMMUTER ACFT ON APPROX A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 9L. I STOPPED THE ACFT A FEW FT PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND WAS WELL CLR OF RWY 9L. AT THIS TIME, TWR REALIZED THAT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME CONFUSION. I BELIEVE, TO AVOID A POTENTIAL PROB TWR VERY CALMLY ASKED THE COMMUTER TO GO AROUND. TWR THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 9L AND NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ON FREQS ABOUT THIS. IMPROVEMENTS COULD HAVE BEEN MADE BY SLOWING DOWN AND REQUIRING FO TO BE CLR AND USE BETTER PHRASEOLOGY.

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.

Confusion existed between ATC and cargo flight as to which runway was going to be used for takeoff at mia, fl.