Operation deviation.

Attributes
ACN	288331
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bhm
State Reference	AL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	288331
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Visual night approach to bhm runway 5. Upon contacting tower was advised 'cleared to land -- hold short runway 36.' no message on ATIS advising of lahso operations -- no time to check lahso chart -- advised tower 'unable to hold short runway 36' tower acknowledged. During flare heard tower clear a twin cessna for takeoff runway 36. Coming out of reverse -- observed said aircraft cross the end of runway 5 at approximately 100 ft. Believe tower operator cleared conflict aircraft for takeoff to cross active runway without appropriate lahso concurrence from my flight. Further understood that all lahso operations were required to be announced on ATIS. Tower supervisor on phone did not believe they are. Did not discuss conflict aircraft, but I believe a poorly executed go around would have resulted in a near miss at best.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OP DEV.

Narrative: VISUAL NIGHT APCH TO BHM RWY 5. UPON CONTACTING TWR WAS ADVISED 'CLRED TO LAND -- HOLD SHORT RWY 36.' NO MESSAGE ON ATIS ADVISING OF LAHSO OPS -- NO TIME TO CHK LAHSO CHART -- ADVISED TWR 'UNABLE TO HOLD SHORT RWY 36' TWR ACKNOWLEDGED. DURING FLARE HEARD TWR CLR A TWIN CESSNA FOR TKOF RWY 36. COMING OUT OF REVERSE -- OBSERVED SAID ACFT CROSS THE END OF RWY 5 AT APPROX 100 FT. BELIEVE TWR OPERATOR CLRED CONFLICT ACFT FOR TKOF TO CROSS ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT APPROPRIATE LAHSO CONCURRENCE FROM MY FLT. FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL LAHSO OPS WERE REQUIRED TO BE ANNOUNCED ON ATIS. TWR SUPVR ON PHONE DID NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE. DID NOT DISCUSS CONFLICT ACFT, BUT I BELIEVE A POORLY EXECUTED GAR WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A NEAR MISS AT BEST.

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.