IFR small aircraft flight cleared to position and hold. Aircraft on final did a go around.

Attributes
ACN	137291
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sgf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	137291
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were conducting instrument training flight. After completing takeoff checklist we contacted tower for takeoff. We were told to hold short landing traffic. We saw aircraft on two mi final. After that aircraft passed the threshold we were instructed to 'taxi into position and hold' which we did. While in position, with our tail to landing traffic an small aircraft asked tower if they wanted him to 'go around'. I was concerned by the anxiety in his voice so I opened the door and looked back. The small aircraft was on about a 1/2 mi final at approximately 200' of altitude (slow with full flaps). The tower issued 'go around right side'. Due to the airspeed and confign of the small aircraft - he was not able to turn until he was passed us and beginning a positive rate of climb. I checked with the FBO (rented small aircraft) and the student pilot had less than 12 hours tt. He did a good and safe job executing his go around. He stated he had been instructed not to make turns below 1600' MSL. Inattn on tower controller's part to separate traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR SMA FLT CLEARED TO POSITION AND HOLD. ACFT ON FINAL DID A GO AROUND.

Narrative: WE WERE CONDUCTING INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLT. AFTER COMPLETING TKOF CHKLIST WE CONTACTED TWR FOR TKOF. WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT LANDING TFC. WE SAW ACFT ON TWO MI FINAL. AFTER THAT ACFT PASSED THE THRESHOLD WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD' WHICH WE DID. WHILE IN POS, WITH OUR TAIL TO LNDG TFC AN SMA ASKED TWR IF THEY WANTED HIM TO 'GO AROUND'. I WAS CONCERNED BY THE ANXIETY IN HIS VOICE SO I OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED BACK. THE SMA WAS ON ABOUT A 1/2 MI FINAL AT APPROX 200' OF ALT (SLOW WITH FULL FLAPS). THE TWR ISSUED 'GO AROUND R SIDE'. DUE TO THE AIRSPD AND CONFIGN OF THE SMA - HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN UNTIL HE WAS PASSED US AND BEGINNING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLB. I CHKED WITH THE FBO (RENTED SMA) AND THE STUDENT PLT HAD LESS THAN 12 HRS TT. HE DID A GOOD AND SAFE JOB EXECUTING HIS GO AROUND. HE STATED HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO MAKE TURNS BELOW 1600' MSL. INATTN ON TWR CTLR'S PART TO SEPARATE TFC.

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