B737 in position and hold at bna, go around with MD80 on final.

Attributes
ACN	583293
Time
Date	200306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 15000
ASRS Report	583293
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	583483
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared into position and hold on runway 31 in nashville. We waited on the runway for 1-2 mins and I asked the first officer 'what are we waiting for?' he said he thought it might be a small aircraft touch and go to runway 2C. I heard someone ask for a wind check and I thought to myself that another carrier is the only one who asks for wind checks. When I couldn't see any landing lights on final for runways 1C or 2L, I keyed the microphone and asked tower 'what was the plan' or words to that effect. The tower controller immediately said 'oh gosh, carrier number, go around!' a few seconds later the MD80 passed directly over us. The controller thanked us for the heads up. My taxi light and outboard landing lights were on. The intermittent function of the landing light system was inoperative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 IN POS AND HOLD AT BNA, GAR WITH MD80 ON FINAL.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 31 IN NASHVILLE. WE WAITED ON THE RWY FOR 1-2 MINS AND I ASKED THE FO 'WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?' HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SMALL ACFT TOUCH AND GO TO RWY 2C. I HEARD SOMEONE ASK FOR A WIND CHK AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT ANOTHER CARRIER IS THE ONLY ONE WHO ASKS FOR WIND CHKS. WHEN I COULDN'T SEE ANY LNDG LIGHTS ON FINAL FOR RWYS 1C OR 2L, I KEYED THE MIKE AND ASKED TWR 'WHAT WAS THE PLAN' OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT. THE TWR CTLR IMMEDIATELY SAID 'OH GOSH, CARRIER NUMBER, GO AROUND!' A FEW SECONDS LATER THE MD80 PASSED DIRECTLY OVER US. THE CTLR THANKED US FOR THE HEADS UP. MY TAXI LIGHT AND OUTBOARD LNDG LIGHTS WERE ON. THE INTERMITTENT FUNCTION OF THE LNDG LIGHT SYS WAS INOP.

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.