Air carrier X landed on occupied runway had less than standard separation from aircraft Y. System er...

Attributes
ACN	203936
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nas
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
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 : 4000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	203936
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

Air carrier X conducted VOR DME runway 14 approach at nassau international -- nassau, bahamas. At FAF (porgy) contacted tower. Not cleared to land -- but told to 'continue' approach. At approximately 4.0 DME told 'clear to land.' there was rain shower over the airport obstructing most of the runway. Upon landing and roll out aircraft Y was seen in front of us on the runway approximately 1000 ft. Notified tower that another aircraft was on runway. Tower determined that previously landed aircraft Y had not yet cleared runway although 4 mins had passed since it had landed. We should not have been 'cleared to land' or given a 'go around.' the tower stated that because of the rain shower the runway was obstructed and the aircraft had contacted ground control. This -- combined with the passing of 4 mins -- led tower to believe that the runway was clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X LANDED ON OCCUPIED RWY HAD LTSS FROM ACFT Y. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X CONDUCTED VOR DME RWY 14 APCH AT NASSAU INTL -- NASSAU, BAHAMAS. AT FAF (PORGY) CONTACTED TWR. NOT CLRED TO LAND -- BUT TOLD TO 'CONTINUE' APCH. AT APPROX 4.0 DME TOLD 'CLR TO LAND.' THERE WAS RAIN SHOWER OVER THE ARPT OBSTRUCTING MOST OF THE RWY. UPON LNDG AND ROLL OUT ACFT Y WAS SEEN IN FRONT OF US ON THE RWY APPROX 1000 FT. NOTIFIED TWR THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON RWY. TWR DETERMINED THAT PREVIOUSLY LANDED ACFT Y HAD NOT YET CLRED RWY ALTHOUGH 4 MINS HAD PASSED SINCE IT HAD LANDED. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN 'CLRED TO LAND' OR GIVEN A 'GAR.' THE TWR STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN SHOWER THE RWY WAS OBSTRUCTED AND THE ACFT HAD CONTACTED GND CTL. THIS -- COMBINED WITH THE PASSING OF 4 MINS -- LED TWR TO BELIEVE THAT THE RWY WAS CLR.

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.

Air carrier X landed on occupied runway had less than standard separation from aircraft Y. System error.