Crj-200 is concerned with ATC runway crossing just prior to emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	604351
Time
Date	200401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	604351
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Due to a stabilizer trim malfunction in-flight, we declared an emergency 40 mins out of dfw requesting the longer runway 35L, plus crash fire rescue equipment. Cleared for visual approach and set up for a flaps 20 degrees landing with a higher vref speed of 149 KTS. While concentrating on our checklists and increased workload, I noticed tower had cleared a waiting aircraft to cross our runway at taxiway el only 5000 ft down runway 35L. At 200 ft AGL the MD80 had just cleared runway 35L after being contacted to expedite. Seeing this, I asked 'tower, are you crossing traffic on us?' tower replied 'you have not touched down yet and they are clear of the runway.' we feel the tower's actions were unprofessional, not necessary, and most importantly jeopardized our emergency landing procedure for no reason whatsoever. Given our flight control malfunction, there was no guarantee of a safe landing or our ability to execute a safe missed approach. I find this to be extremely poor judgement in light of our goals to reduce runway incursions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 IS CONCERNED WITH ATC RWY XING JUST PRIOR TO EMER LNDG.

Narrative: DUE TO A STABILIZER TRIM MALFUNCTION INFLT, WE DECLARED AN EMER 40 MINS OUT OF DFW REQUESTING THE LONGER RWY 35L, PLUS CFR. CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH AND SET UP FOR A FLAPS 20 DEGS LNDG WITH A HIGHER VREF SPD OF 149 KTS. WHILE CONCENTRATING ON OUR CHKLISTS AND INCREASED WORKLOAD, I NOTICED TWR HAD CLRED A WAITING ACFT TO CROSS OUR RWY AT TXWY EL ONLY 5000 FT DOWN RWY 35L. AT 200 FT AGL THE MD80 HAD JUST CLRED RWY 35L AFTER BEING CONTACTED TO EXPEDITE. SEEING THIS, I ASKED 'TWR, ARE YOU XING TFC ON US?' TWR REPLIED 'YOU HAVE NOT TOUCHED DOWN YET AND THEY ARE CLR OF THE RWY.' WE FEEL THE TWR'S ACTIONS WERE UNPROFESSIONAL, NOT NECESSARY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY JEOPARDIZED OUR EMER LNDG PROC FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. GIVEN OUR FLT CTL MALFUNCTION, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE OF A SAFE LNDG OR OUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE A SAFE MISSED APCH. I FIND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY POOR JUDGEMENT IN LIGHT OF OUR GOALS TO REDUCE RWY INCURSIONS.

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.