Narrative:

Msp control tower told us to luaw [line up and wait] on runway 30L; which we did. Then the tower told a commuter he was cleared to land; aircraft taking off and aircraft in position on the runway. We were in position for a minute or two as the tower cleared a tug and aircraft in tow to cross the runway--and then silence. I was getting uneasy watching the TCAS display showing an aircraft behind at 500 then 400 ft at which time I heard the commuter say: 'going around.' I turned sideways on the runway and then the tower came on and told us to taxi off the runway. It seemed like there was a communication blackout for a minute. No stuck mike heard.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A breakdown in communications following a clearance to Line Up and Wait resulted in a landing aircraft going around when the reporters' aircraft remained in place on the runway.

Narrative: MSP Control Tower told us to LUAW [Line Up And Wait] on Runway 30L; which we did. Then the Tower told a commuter he was cleared to land; aircraft taking off and aircraft in position on the runway. We were in position for a minute or two as the Tower cleared a tug and aircraft in tow to cross the runway--and then silence. I was getting uneasy watching the TCAS display showing an aircraft behind at 500 then 400 FT at which time I heard the commuter say: 'going around.' I turned sideways on the runway and then the Tower came on and told us to taxi off the runway. It seemed like there was a communication blackout for a minute. No stuck mike heard.

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.