Narrative:

We were taxiing to runway 2L at nashville behind an MD80 series aircraft for an IFR departure in IMC. The current ATIS was reporting WX of few clouds at 300 ft, 5500 ft broken, visibility 2 1/2 mi. From our perspective, however, the WX seemed more like 300 ft broken than few. Prior to turning the corner at taxiway B1, we were cleared into position and hold in front of the MD80 jet. I responded over the radio with the call 'position and hold runway 2L, company number.' after crossing the runway 2L hold short line taxiing perpendicular to the runway, I was clearing the final area to the left and noticed a jet aircraft on short final. I brought the aircraft on final to the attention of the captain and we expeditiously exited the runway area onto taxiway A1. Immediately following our initiation to clear the runway, we heard nashville tower command company number to 'go around.' they immediately executed the go around and subsequently made a radio call something to the effect, 'company number on the go.' tower gave them a vector and then stated on the radio 'sorry about that.' slowly taxiing north on taxiway a, we reversed direction at the intersection of taxiway C1 and taxiway a, proceeded back to the hold short line adjacent to taxiway a, and thereafter cleared for takeoff. We proceeded uneventfully to msy airport. Upon termination of the flight, captain called nashville tower and was informed over the telephone that the incident was 'completely nashville tower's fault.' the tower controller had incorrectly thought that the other flight had been on an approach to runway 2C, and that they were currently in the process of gathering facts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 DEP FROM BNA RWY 2L TAXIING INTO POS NOTICES AN ACR ON SHORT FINAL AND CLRING THE RWY. TWR CLRS THE ARR TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING TO RWY 2L AT NASHVILLE BEHIND AN MD80 SERIES ACFT FOR AN IFR DEP IN IMC. THE CURRENT ATIS WAS RPTING WX OF FEW CLOUDS AT 300 FT, 5500 FT BROKEN, VISIBILITY 2 1/2 MI. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, HOWEVER, THE WX SEEMED MORE LIKE 300 FT BROKEN THAN FEW. PRIOR TO TURNING THE CORNER AT TXWY B1, WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD IN FRONT OF THE MD80 JET. I RESPONDED OVER THE RADIO WITH THE CALL 'POS AND HOLD RWY 2L, COMPANY NUMBER.' AFTER XING THE RWY 2L HOLD SHORT LINE TAXIING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY, I WAS CLRING THE FINAL AREA TO THE L AND NOTICED A JET ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. I BROUGHT THE ACFT ON FINAL TO THE ATTN OF THE CAPT AND WE EXPEDITIOUSLY EXITED THE RWY AREA ONTO TXWY A1. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR INITIATION TO CLR THE RWY, WE HEARD NASHVILLE TWR COMMAND COMPANY NUMBER TO 'GO AROUND.' THEY IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED THE GAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A RADIO CALL SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT, 'COMPANY NUMBER ON THE GO.' TWR GAVE THEM A VECTOR AND THEN STATED ON THE RADIO 'SORRY ABOUT THAT.' SLOWLY TAXIING N ON TXWY A, WE REVERSED DIRECTION AT THE INTXN OF TXWY C1 AND TXWY A, PROCEEDED BACK TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE ADJACENT TO TXWY A, AND THEREAFTER CLRED FOR TKOF. WE PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY TO MSY ARPT. UPON TERMINATION OF THE FLT, CAPT CALLED NASHVILLE TWR AND WAS INFORMED OVER THE TELEPHONE THAT THE INCIDENT WAS 'COMPLETELY NASHVILLE TWR'S FAULT.' THE TWR CTLR HAD INCORRECTLY THOUGHT THAT THE OTHER FLT HAD BEEN ON AN APCH TO RWY 2C, AND THAT THEY WERE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING FACTS.

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.