<< >> NASA ASRS Report 622293, June 2003

B737. The ATCT local controller cleared an aircraft to land and to disregard the fact that an aircraft was beyond the hold short line.

Attributes
ACN	622293
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	622293
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Tower instructed us to taxi into position and hold. As we were crossing the hold line for runway 1, tower changed their mind and instructed us to hold short. Since we were already partially across the hold line at the time we responded with 'unable' and immediately stopped the aircraft with it about halfway across the hold line. There was an airbus on final, and the tower instructed him to disregard the fact that we were not clear of the runway and to land anyway. Aircraft landed on runway 1. We were then cleared into position and cleared for takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737. THE ATCT LCL CTLR CLRED AN ACFT TO LAND AND TO DISREGARD THE FACT THAT AN ACFT WAS BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. AS WE WERE XING THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 1, TWR CHANGED THEIR MIND AND INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD SHORT. SINCE WE WERE ALREADY PARTIALLY ACROSS THE HOLD LINE AT THE TIME WE RESPONDED WITH 'UNABLE' AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT WITH IT ABOUT HALFWAY ACROSS THE HOLD LINE. THERE WAS AN AIRBUS ON FINAL, AND THE TWR INSTRUCTED HIM TO DISREGARD THE FACT THAT WE WERE NOT CLR OF THE RWY AND TO LAND ANYWAY. ACFT LANDED ON RWY 1. WE WERE THEN CLRED INTO POS AND CLRED FOR TKOF.

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.