Pilot of atx cargo small aircraft is told to taxi into position and hold at fat, but is not cleared for takeoff before a tanker aircraft almost lands with reporter's aircraft on the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	155451
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fat
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Experimental
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 1654 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	155451
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15 vertical : 15
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error other

Narrative:

The problem arose when controller tower told me to taxi into position and hold while another plane was taxiing clear of the runway 29L at fat. I taxied into position and hold. Meanwhile, tower cleared to land a tanker on right downwind leg for the left, since the right runway was closed. I held for a few mins, then I heard a pilot on radio saying, 'traffic on the runway.' at this time tower told him to go around. I looked back and saw the tanker right behind me almost to touch down, and passed above and to my left so close that I thought I would get hit. At that time tower came back saying, 'small aircraft, I said you're clear for takeoff.' I responded, 'negative, you told me into position and hold.' at that time tower cleared me for takeoff. I really do not know what had happened. Everything happened so fast I had no time to do anything. Maybe the controller got busy or forgot about me. Thanks to the pilot flying the tanker that saw me out the last min, no accident occurred, and his quick reaction sure helped the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ATX CARGO SMA IS TOLD TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD AT FAT, BUT IS NOT CLEARED FOR TKOF BEFORE A TANKER ACFT ALMOST LANDS WITH REPORTER'S ACFT ON THE RWY.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHEN CTLR TWR TOLD ME TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD WHILE ANOTHER PLANE WAS TAXIING CLR OF THE RWY 29L AT FAT. I TAXIED INTO POS AND HOLD. MEANWHILE, TWR CLRED TO LAND A TANKER ON RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG FOR THE LEFT, SINCE THE RIGHT RWY WAS CLOSED. I HELD FOR A FEW MINS, THEN I HEARD A PLT ON RADIO SAYING, 'TFC ON THE RWY.' AT THIS TIME TWR TOLD HIM TO GO AROUND. I LOOKED BACK AND SAW THE TANKER RIGHT BEHIND ME ALMOST TO TOUCH DOWN, AND PASSED ABOVE AND TO MY LEFT SO CLOSE THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD GET HIT. AT THAT TIME TWR CAME BACK SAYING, 'SMA, I SAID YOU'RE CLR FOR TKOF.' I RESPONDED, 'NEGATIVE, YOU TOLD ME INTO POS AND HOLD.' AT THAT TIME TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST I HAD NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING. MAYBE THE CTLR GOT BUSY OR FORGOT ABOUT ME. THANKS TO THE PLT FLYING THE TANKER THAT SAW ME OUT THE LAST MIN, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND HIS QUICK REACTION SURE HELPED THE PROB.

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.