Narrative:

We were cleared to land on runway 18R at tampa. During landing rollout, at 80 knots, I stowed the thrust reversers. At about the time they were stowed, I heard tower clear an air carrier Y aircraft for takeoff on runway 18R. The first officer told tower, 'air carrier X still on the runway.' to which tower responded, 'didn't I clear you for takeoff?' my first officer responded, 'you cleared us to land.' tower made no attempt to stop the air carrier Y airplane from takeoff. I looked for the nearest exit, and hurried off. As I turned, I looked over my shoulder and noticed the airbus seemed to still be in position and not moving. As I exited the runway, I could not continue because there was another airbus taxiing in front of me, perpendicular to my direction of taxi, however, at least I was clear of the runway, even though I was not past the hold short bars. (This is not clear as I understand it, but I was safe). This is clear example of a tower controller not paying attention. But what is even worse, is after we told them we were not clear, he made no radio contact with the airbus that he had just cleared for takeoff. The controller seemed confused and bewildered. What would have happened if the visibility had been 1/2 mi and the airbus captain had not seen us? The airport was no busier than normal, just routine events. This was a classic example of ATC tower nearly causing a major accident because of lack of attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW EXITING AND NOT CLR OF RWY AT TPA IS CONCERNED WHEN TWR CLRED DEP FOR TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 18R AT TAMPA. DURING LNDG ROLLOUT, AT 80 KNOTS, I STOWED THE THRUST REVERSERS. AT ABOUT THE TIME THEY WERE STOWED, I HEARD TWR CLR AN ACR Y ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 18R. THE FO TOLD TWR, 'ACR X STILL ON THE RWY.' TO WHICH TWR RESPONDED, 'DIDN'T I CLEAR YOU FOR TKOF?' MY FO RESPONDED, 'YOU CLRED US TO LAND.' TWR MADE NO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ACR Y AIRPLANE FROM TKOF. I LOOKED FOR THE NEAREST EXIT, AND HURRIED OFF. AS I TURNED, I LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER AND NOTICED THE AIRBUS SEEMED TO STILL BE IN POSITION AND NOT MOVING. AS I EXITED THE RWY, I COULD NOT CONTINUE BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRBUS TAXIING IN FRONT OF ME, PERPENDICULAR TO MY DIRECTION OF TAXI, HOWEVER, AT LEAST I WAS CLR OF THE RWY, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PAST THE HOLD SHORT BARS. (THIS IS NOT CLR AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I WAS SAFE). THIS IS CLR EXAMPLE OF A TWR CTLR NOT PAYING ATTENTION. BUT WHAT IS EVEN WORSE, IS AFTER WE TOLD THEM WE WERE NOT CLEAR, HE MADE NO RADIO CONTACT WITH THE AIRBUS THAT HE HAD JUST CLRED FOR TKOF. THE CTLR SEEMED CONFUSED AND BEWILDERED. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE VISIBILITY HAD BEEN 1/2 MI AND THE AIRBUS CAPT HAD NOT SEEN US? THE ARPT WAS NO BUSIER THAN NORMAL, JUST ROUTINE EVENTS. THIS WAS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF ATC TWR NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LACK OF ATTENTION.

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.