Narrative:

We were on a visual approach to runway 24R in cle; and it was nearing XA00. I was flying; we were cleared to land; and we were on short final. Approaching an altitude that I estimate to be between 200-100 ft; I saw aircraft lights on the ground slowly start to taxi across the threshold of our runway. The captain queried the tower to confirm that we were cleared to land; to bring it to their attention that we were on short final; and that there was an aircraft on the threshold of our runway. We were not told of an aircraft that would be crossing our runway before landing. I was concerned that the aircraft was not going to be able to clear the runway before we landed. I was preparing to go around; and the aircraft cleared the runway when we were at a very low altitude; but before the 50 ft call. I landed the aircraft and we taxied in normally. I think the separation of our aircraft and the aircraft on the ground was reaching an unsafe close distance. I asked the ground controller for the phone number of the tower; and I called the tower after we were at the gate and finished with all of our checklists. Once I was able to reach the supervisor in charge; he was very responsive on the call; and I think we had a productive talk of the occurrence. He said that he would talk to the controller the next day; and he appreciated my concern. On another note; he initially thought I was 'the airplane that went around because of the dash on the runway' near the same time that my occurrence happened. Maybe this is a problem at this airport; or maybe these are isolated incidences.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FO ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 24R AT CLE NEARLY MAKES LOW LEVEL GAR DUE TO ACFT CROSSING RWY THRESHOLD. TRAFFIC CLEARS JUST IN TIME TO COMPLETE LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R IN CLE; AND IT WAS NEARING XA00. I WAS FLYING; WE WERE CLRED TO LAND; AND WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL. APCHING AN ALT THAT I ESTIMATE TO BE BTWN 200-100 FT; I SAW ACFT LIGHTS ON THE GND SLOWLY START TO TAXI ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF OUR RWY. THE CAPT QUERIED THE TWR TO CONFIRM THAT WE WERE CLRED TO LAND; TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTN THAT WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL; AND THAT THERE WAS AN ACFT ON THE THRESHOLD OF OUR RWY. WE WERE NOT TOLD OF AN ACFT THAT WOULD BE XING OUR RWY BEFORE LNDG. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLR THE RWY BEFORE WE LANDED. I WAS PREPARING TO GO AROUND; AND THE ACFT CLRED THE RWY WHEN WE WERE AT A VERY LOW ALT; BUT BEFORE THE 50 FT CALL. I LANDED THE ACFT AND WE TAXIED IN NORMALLY. I THINK THE SEPARATION OF OUR ACFT AND THE ACFT ON THE GND WAS REACHING AN UNSAFE CLOSE DISTANCE. I ASKED THE GND CTLR FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE TWR; AND I CALLED THE TWR AFTER WE WERE AT THE GATE AND FINISHED WITH ALL OF OUR CHKLISTS. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SUPVR IN CHARGE; HE WAS VERY RESPONSIVE ON THE CALL; AND I THINK WE HAD A PRODUCTIVE TALK OF THE OCCURRENCE. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD TALK TO THE CTLR THE NEXT DAY; AND HE APPRECIATED MY CONCERN. ON ANOTHER NOTE; HE INITIALLY THOUGHT I WAS 'THE AIRPLANE THAT WENT AROUND BECAUSE OF THE DASH ON THE RWY' NEAR THE SAME TIME THAT MY OCCURRENCE HAPPENED. MAYBE THIS IS A PROB AT THIS ARPT; OR MAYBE THESE ARE ISOLATED INCIDENCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.