Narrative:

The problem arose during our landing rollout on runway 3 at charleston AFB, sc. During our rollout instructions were issued by a trnee tower controller as to where we were to exit our runway. Due to required callouts in the cockpit by the PNF--spoilers extended engines in reverse plus the associated high noise level with reversing engines these instructions were all but inaudible. With the aircraft slowed to a safe taxi speed we exited runway 3 at the intersection of runway 3 and runway 33-15 which was what we interpreted the controller instructions to be. After our turnoff was completed we observed an aircraft on final for 33 approximately 5 mi out. As we were unable to clear 33 in time, the aircraft on final was instructed to go around which was done. Shortly thereafter, we cleared runway 33 and proceeded to the passenger terminal at no time on final for runway 3 were we told of another aircraft landing on runway 33 or told to hold short of or not turn off at the runway 33 intersection. Also contributing to this problem were the similarity of runway #'south 3 and 33, and the lounge amount of construction taking place on the airport and txwys leading to the passenger terminal. I firmly believe instructions such as those we were given by controling agencies should be issued and confirmed prior to landing rollouts since rollouts are a very stressful, busy and noisy time inside cockpits.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG UNAUTH RWY ENTRY TAXI CAUSES UNK ACFT ON FINAL TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE DURING OUR LNDG ROLLOUT ON RWY 3 AT CHARLESTON AFB, SC. DURING OUR ROLLOUT INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED BY A TRNEE TWR CTLR AS TO WHERE WE WERE TO EXIT OUR RWY. DUE TO REQUIRED CALLOUTS IN THE COCKPIT BY THE PNF--SPOILERS EXTENDED ENGS IN REVERSE PLUS THE ASSOCIATED HIGH NOISE LEVEL WITH REVERSING ENGS THESE INSTRUCTIONS WERE ALL BUT INAUDIBLE. WITH THE ACFT SLOWED TO A SAFE TAXI SPD WE EXITED RWY 3 AT THE INTXN OF RWY 3 AND RWY 33-15 WHICH WAS WHAT WE INTERPRETED THE CTLR INSTRUCTIONS TO BE. AFTER OUR TURNOFF WAS COMPLETED WE OBSERVED AN ACFT ON FINAL FOR 33 APPROX 5 MI OUT. AS WE WERE UNABLE TO CLR 33 IN TIME, THE ACFT ON FINAL WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND WHICH WAS DONE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE CLRED RWY 33 AND PROCEEDED TO THE PAX TERMINAL AT NO TIME ON FINAL FOR RWY 3 WERE WE TOLD OF ANOTHER ACFT LNDG ON RWY 33 OR TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF OR NOT TURN OFF AT THE RWY 33 INTXN. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROB WERE THE SIMILARITY OF RWY #'S 3 AND 33, AND THE LOUNGE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE ON THE ARPT AND TXWYS LEADING TO THE PAX TERMINAL. I FIRMLY BELIEVE INSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS THOSE WE WERE GIVEN BY CTLING AGENCIES SHOULD BE ISSUED AND CONFIRMED PRIOR TO LNDG ROLLOUTS SINCE ROLLOUTS ARE A VERY STRESSFUL, BUSY AND NOISY TIME INSIDE COCKPITS.

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.