ATCT local controller at lgb clears B767 into position and then gets distraction. Aircraft on approach forced to go around.

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Attributes
ACN	676641
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 15400 flight time type : 5400
ASRS Report	676641
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	676642
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Our flight was cleared onto runway 30 in lgb to position and hold. Another airplane (I believe an A300) had been cleared to land on runway 30 and was outside the FAF (becca). The controller was very busy with practice aircraft on runway 25L/right doing pattern work and was calling their base legs for them. We were sitting on the runway for a couple mins and we made sure we had the TCAS set to the 5 mi ring to be able to seed the approaching airplane. At the 5 mi point the captain went ahead and put on our strobes on our aircraft to make us more visible to the approaching aircraft. At this point the tower became extremely busy with student pilots on runway 25L/right and it was impossible to get a transmission out to let tower know we were still on the runway. Finally as the aircraft was last I saw within 400 ft above on TCAS and within 1/2 mi was I able to advise of our position on the runway. At that point tower instructed the other aircraft to go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR AT LGB CLRS B767 INTO POS AND THEN GETS DISTR. ACFT ON APCH FORCED TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS CLRED ONTO RWY 30 IN LGB TO POS AND HOLD. ANOTHER AIRPLANE (I BELIEVE AN A300) HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 30 AND WAS OUTSIDE THE FAF (BECCA). THE CTLR WAS VERY BUSY WITH PRACTICE ACFT ON RWY 25L/R DOING PATTERN WORK AND WAS CALLING THEIR BASE LEGS FOR THEM. WE WERE SITTING ON THE RWY FOR A COUPLE MINS AND WE MADE SURE WE HAD THE TCAS SET TO THE 5 MI RING TO BE ABLE TO SEED THE APCHING AIRPLANE. AT THE 5 MI POINT THE CAPT WENT AHEAD AND PUT ON OUR STROBES ON OUR ACFT TO MAKE US MORE VISIBLE TO THE APCHING ACFT. AT THIS POINT THE TWR BECAME EXTREMELY BUSY WITH STUDENT PLTS ON RWY 25L/R AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A XMISSION OUT TO LET TWR KNOW WE WERE STILL ON THE RWY. FINALLY AS THE ACFT WAS LAST I SAW WITHIN 400 FT ABOVE ON TCAS AND WITHIN 1/2 MI WAS I ABLE TO ADVISE OF OUR POS ON THE RWY. AT THAT POINT TWR INSTRUCTED THE OTHER ACFT TO GO AROUND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.