Air carrier medium large transport was given go around due to aircraft on runway that had landed opp...

Attributes
ACN	92074
Time
Date	198808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing : go around other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	92074
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to land runway 14L iah. Tower advised widebody transport to be departing runway prior to our landing. As we approached runway we (both pilots) felt it would be prudent to request a shorter parallel runway (14R) due to proximity of departing widebody transport. We requested and were cleared to land on runway 14R. Tower then came back and said we could land on runway 8. Since it was an easy maneuver, I accepted. About the time we lined up with the runway, I saw an aircraft on landing rollout on runway 26 (opposite direction). Tower advised us to go around as we were executing the maneuver at approximately 500'. We were then cleared to land on runway 26 west/O incident. Tower, in an effort to be accommodating, didn't realize (or forgot) about aircraft rolling out on runway 26.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG WAS GIVEN GO AROUND DUE TO ACFT ON RWY THAT HAD LANDED OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND RWY 14L IAH. TWR ADVISED WDB TO BE DEPARTING RWY PRIOR TO OUR LNDG. AS WE APCHED RWY WE (BOTH PLTS) FELT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO REQUEST A SHORTER PARALLEL RWY (14R) DUE TO PROX OF DEPARTING WDB. WE REQUESTED AND WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 14R. TWR THEN CAME BACK AND SAID WE COULD LAND ON RWY 8. SINCE IT WAS AN EASY MANEUVER, I ACCEPTED. ABOUT THE TIME WE LINED UP WITH THE RWY, I SAW AN ACFT ON LNDG ROLLOUT ON RWY 26 (OPPOSITE DIRECTION). TWR ADVISED US TO GO AROUND AS WE WERE EXECUTING THE MANEUVER AT APPROX 500'. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 26 W/O INCIDENT. TWR, IN AN EFFORT TO BE ACCOMMODATING, DIDN'T REALIZE (OR FORGOT) ABOUT ACFT ROLLING OUT ON RWY 26.

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

Air carrier medium large transport was given go around due to aircraft on runway that had landed opposite direction.