Narrative:

My students were doing their first lessons on short field takeoffs and lndgs for their multieng airplane rating. On the second flight we held short of runway 9 at fort pierce, reported to the tower we were first in line and requested a short delay so the student flying could practice the complete short field takeoff procedure; that being to hold the brakes, run up the engines to full, check the instruments to ensure the power was good, release the brakes, and commence the takeoff. The tower did clear us into position and hold and approved the short delay. I noticed another aircraft, small aircraft (Y) in the runup area, and heard the tower clear that aircraft onto the runway behind us in small aircraft (X) instead taxied into position in front of our aircraft. The tower cancelled our takeoff clearance, repeating the cancellation twice, and cleared small aircraft (Y) for takeoff. After small aircraft (Y) departed we were given our takeoff clearance. On the first downwind the tower apologized for what happened. Perhaps the other aircraft was confused about the clearance. I did ask my students if, in fact, small aircraft (Y) was cleared in front of us. They thought not, as did I. This was a potentially very dangerous situation. Maybe the other aircraft thought it could sneak in front of us. But had my student run up the engines in preparation for the takeoff and released the brakes, I may not be here today typing this report. Though I am not an expert in rules enforcement it appeared to me the small aircraft (Y) taxied in front of us without a clearance to do so. The other aircraft's actions alarmed my students. They are from italy, and the situation caused them to utter familiar italian obscenities. Though such language is generally uncalled for, in this case it was entirely appropriate and I agree with their sentiments entirely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LIGHT SINGLE PLT OF SMA (Y) TAXIS IN FRONT OF SMA(X) ON RWY, ALTHOUGH CLRED TO POS BEHIND THAT ACFT.

Narrative: MY STUDENTS WERE DOING THEIR FIRST LESSONS ON SHORT FIELD TKOFS AND LNDGS FOR THEIR MULTIENG AIRPLANE RATING. ON THE SECOND FLT WE HELD SHORT OF RWY 9 AT FORT PIERCE, RPTED TO THE TWR WE WERE FIRST IN LINE AND REQUESTED A SHORT DELAY SO THE STUDENT FLYING COULD PRACTICE THE COMPLETE SHORT FIELD TKOF PROC; THAT BEING TO HOLD THE BRAKES, RUN UP THE ENGS TO FULL, CHK THE INSTS TO ENSURE THE PWR WAS GOOD, RELEASE THE BRAKES, AND COMMENCE THE TKOF. THE TWR DID CLR US INTO POS AND HOLD AND APPROVED THE SHORT DELAY. I NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT, SMA (Y) IN THE RUNUP AREA, AND HEARD THE TWR CLR THAT ACFT ONTO THE RWY BEHIND US IN SMA (X) INSTEAD TAXIED INTO POS IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT. THE TWR CANCELLED OUR TKOF CLRNC, REPEATING THE CANCELLATION TWICE, AND CLRED SMA (Y) FOR TKOF. AFTER SMA (Y) DEPARTED WE WERE GIVEN OUR TKOF CLRNC. ON THE FIRST DOWNWIND THE TWR APOLOGIZED FOR WHAT HAPPENED. PERHAPS THE OTHER ACFT WAS CONFUSED ABOUT THE CLRNC. I DID ASK MY STUDENTS IF, IN FACT, SMA (Y) WAS CLRED IN FRONT OF US. THEY THOUGHT NOT, AS DID I. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MAYBE THE OTHER ACFT THOUGHT IT COULD SNEAK IN FRONT OF US. BUT HAD MY STUDENT RUN UP THE ENGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE TKOF AND RELEASED THE BRAKES, I MAY NOT BE HERE TODAY TYPING THIS RPT. THOUGH I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN RULES ENFORCEMENT IT APPEARED TO ME THE SMA (Y) TAXIED IN FRONT OF US WITHOUT A CLRNC TO DO SO. THE OTHER ACFT'S ACTIONS ALARMED MY STUDENTS. THEY ARE FROM ITALY, AND THE SITUATION CAUSED THEM TO UTTER FAMILIAR ITALIAN OBSCENITIES. THOUGH SUCH LANGUAGE IS GENERALLY UNCALLED FOR, IN THIS CASE IT WAS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE AND I AGREE WITH THEIR SENTIMENTS ENTIRELY.

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.