Commuter aircraft made go around when they were unable to sidestep to parallel runway as cleared.

Attributes
ACN	121909
Time
Date	198909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
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 : 9000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	121909
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were making an instrument approach to cleveland 23L and were asked to sidestep to the 23R. The WX on the approach did not allow us to sidestep because of a heavy rain storm. We could not see either runway. The tower had taxied air carrier Y onto 23L for takeoff, they then decided that I would not be able to sidestep so they asked air carrier Y to taxi of 23L. I heard on the radio what was going on and as I came into the clear I saw air carrier Y was turning to clear the runway. At this time I leveled off above decision height and started to make a go around. I was waiting for the tower to order a go around, but they never did. As I continued on the go around and flew over air carrier Y, the tower then saw I was clear, so they then gave me orders to land on 23L. WX did not permit me to sidestep. Aircraft was taxied into position for takeoff before they knew I could sidestep. Tower controller was a trainee.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT MADE GO AROUND WHEN THEY WERE UNABLE TO SIDESTEP TO PARALLEL RWY AS CLEARED.

Narrative: WE WERE MAKING AN INSTRUMENT APCH TO CLEVELAND 23L AND WERE ASKED TO SIDESTEP TO THE 23R. THE WX ON THE APCH DID NOT ALLOW US TO SIDESTEP BECAUSE OF A HEAVY RAIN STORM. WE COULD NOT SEE EITHER RWY. THE TWR HAD TAXIED ACR Y ONTO 23L FOR TKOF, THEY THEN DECIDED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SIDESTEP SO THEY ASKED ACR Y TO TAXI OF 23L. I HEARD ON THE RADIO WHAT WAS GOING ON AND AS I CAME INTO THE CLEAR I SAW ACR Y WAS TURNING TO CLEAR THE RWY. AT THIS TIME I LEVELED OFF ABOVE DECISION HEIGHT AND STARTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. I WAS WAITING FOR THE TWR TO ORDER A GO AROUND, BUT THEY NEVER DID. AS I CONTINUED ON THE GO AROUND AND FLEW OVER ACR Y, THE TWR THEN SAW I WAS CLEAR, SO THEY THEN GAVE ME ORDERS TO LAND ON 23L. WX DID NOT PERMIT ME TO SIDESTEP. ACFT WAS TAXIED INTO POSITION FOR TKOF BEFORE THEY KNEW I COULD SIDESTEP. TWR CTLR WAS A TRAINEE.

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.