Narrative:

The local controller put an aircraft into position to hold waiting for the previous arrival to exit the runway. The controller forgot that there was another aircraft cleared to land on the same runway on a two mile final. The local controller thought the aircraft on final was cleared to land on the parallel runway when he issued the position and hold clearance. The pilot alerted the controller of the situation and the controller issued the go around.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A conflict occurred between an aircraft cleared into position and hold and another on short final cleared to land on the same runway.

Narrative: The Local Controller put an aircraft into position to hold waiting for the previous arrival to exit the runway. The Controller forgot that there was another aircraft cleared to land on the same runway on a two mile final. The Local Controller thought the aircraft on final was cleared to land on the parallel runway when he issued the position and hold clearance. The pilot alerted the Controller of the situation and the Controller issued the go around.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.