Medium large transport is cleared to and over another aircraft that is holding on the runway overrun...

Attributes
ACN	290244
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc tower : stl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	290244
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared for landing (approximately 8 mi final). At approximately 2 mi, I noticed a peculiar light pattern in what was the overrun. As I neared it, I moved to the left slightly and banked to the right, it was another aircraft. We queried tower again and confirmed landing clearance. We were well above the aircraft, but ok for landing since sjc has a displaced threshold. We thought it different, but ok. Since tower cleared us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG IS CLRED TO AND OVER ANOTHER ACFT THAT IS HOLDING ON THE RWY OVERRUN.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR LNDG (APPROX 8 MI FINAL). AT APPROX 2 MI, I NOTICED A PECULIAR LIGHT PATTERN IN WHAT WAS THE OVERRUN. AS I NEARED IT, I MOVED TO THE L SLIGHTLY AND BANKED TO THE R, IT WAS ANOTHER ACFT. WE QUERIED TWR AGAIN AND CONFIRMED LNDG CLRNC. WE WERE WELL ABOVE THE ACFT, BUT OK FOR LNDG SINCE SJC HAS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD. WE THOUGHT IT DIFFERENT, BUT OK. SINCE TWR CLRED 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.