Cpr jet does not clear runway in a timely manner causing large transport to go around.

Attributes
ACN	171292
Time
Date	199101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	171292
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on approach to dtw runway 21L, cleared to land inside OM at about 500' we noticed a flashing red light about 1/2 down in center of runway. Told first officer to ask tower if preceeding corporate jet still on runway and to prepare for a go around. Tower responded yes he is and told us to go around. We initiated our go (did not descend less then 200' AGL) and with vectors from approach completed another approach and landing uneventful. Aircraft on runway was a corporate jet, we had heard him talking to tower during our approach and he sounded unfamiliar with airport and wasn't sure which way he wanted to turn off runway. I think he just stopped in middle of runway as he tried to get his bearings and figure out which way to turn off. By tone of tower operators voice (he didn't sound alarmed or excited) I believe he was aware of aircraft on runway and was probably about to send us around west/O our inquiry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR JET DOES NOT CLEAR RWY IN A TIMELY MANNER CAUSING LGT TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO DTW RWY 21L, CLRED TO LAND INSIDE OM AT ABOUT 500' WE NOTICED A FLASHING RED LIGHT ABOUT 1/2 DOWN IN CTR OF RWY. TOLD F/O TO ASK TWR IF PRECEEDING CORPORATE JET STILL ON RWY AND TO PREPARE FOR A GAR. TWR RESPONDED YES HE IS AND TOLD US TO GO AROUND. WE INITIATED OUR GO (DID NOT DSND LESS THEN 200' AGL) AND WITH VECTORS FROM APCH COMPLETED ANOTHER APCH AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL. ACFT ON RWY WAS A CORPORATE JET, WE HAD HEARD HIM TALKING TO TWR DURING OUR APCH AND HE SOUNDED UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT AND WASN'T SURE WHICH WAY HE WANTED TO TURN OFF RWY. I THINK HE JUST STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF RWY AS HE TRIED TO GET HIS BEARINGS AND FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY TO TURN OFF. BY TONE OF TWR OPERATORS VOICE (HE DIDN'T SOUND ALARMED OR EXCITED) I BELIEVE HE WAS AWARE OF ACFT ON RWY AND WAS PROBABLY ABOUT TO SEND US AROUND W/O OUR INQUIRY.

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.