Air carrier large transport unauthorized runway entry claimed by ATCT local controller at las.

Attributes
ACN	122604
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	122604
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We received a clearance to taxi into position and hold on runway 25 at las. The first officer confirmed this by reading back the instructions. We held in position for about 2.5 mins and were then cleared for takeoff. The engines had just begun acceleration when takeoff clearance was cancelled. At this point an air carrier jet was told to go around on its approach to 25. Tower then gave us permission to takeoff. We were later told to contact tower at our next stop. They claimed we had taken the runway west/O clearance--not true.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT UNAUTH RWY ENTRY CLAIMED BY ATCT LCL CTLR AT LAS.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 25 AT LAS. THE F/O CONFIRMED THIS BY READING BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS. WE HELD IN POS FOR ABOUT 2.5 MINS AND WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF. THE ENGS HAD JUST BEGUN ACCELERATION WHEN TKOF CLRNC WAS CANCELLED. AT THIS POINT AN ACR JET WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND ON ITS APCH TO 25. TWR THEN GAVE US PERMISSION TO TKOF. WE WERE LATER TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AT OUR NEXT STOP. THEY CLAIMED WE HAD TAKEN THE RWY W/O CLRNC--NOT TRUE.

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.