Go around account aircraft on runway holding in position.

Attributes
ACN	258206
Time
Date	199312
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	258206
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Scheduled air carrier from stl to phx, got to within 300 ft on final approach to runway 8L phx when told to 'go around' from the tower controller. He sounded excited and we immediately started looking for a conflict, and found an small aircraft in position on runway 8L, blending in with the paint stripes very well. Go around was uneventful. The small aircraft pilot had been told to expect departure release after traffic on final. He misunderstood somehow and taxied in position and hold to await his release. Tower personnel did an excellent job with immediate resolution to the conflict. 'Pay attention' to the radios applies to all of us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GAR ACCOUNT ACFT ON RWY HOLDING IN POS.

Narrative: SCHEDULED ACR FROM STL TO PHX, GOT TO WITHIN 300 FT ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 8L PHX WHEN TOLD TO 'GAR' FROM THE TWR CTLR. HE SOUNDED EXCITED AND WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING FOR A CONFLICT, AND FOUND AN SMA IN POS ON RWY 8L, BLENDING IN WITH THE PAINT STRIPES VERY WELL. GAR WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE SMA PLT HAD BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT DEP RELEASE AFTER TFC ON FINAL. HE MISUNDERSTOOD SOMEHOW AND TAXIED IN POS AND HOLD TO AWAIT HIS RELEASE. TWR PERSONNEL DID AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT. 'PAY ATTN' TO THE RADIOS APPLIES TO ALL OF US.

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.