Narrative:

Taxiing for departure, advised tower ready. Tower replied cross runway 14L position (?) runway 14R. Before readback, captain said get runway 14L (longer). We have 1 min left. I asked tower for runway 14L. They replied it was closed (nightly). I replied we have 1 min left. No tower reply. Captain transmitted we have 30 seconds, request runway 14L. Tower said runway 14L closed, cross runway 14L position (?) runway 14R. I read back cross runway 14L position and hold runway 14R. We taxied into position runway 14R and tower told the air carrier on final approach to go around and asked us why we positioned. We should not have squabbled over the closed runway. Controller was hard to understand, his english was accented. Little rest, 10 hours in sel (korea) but with bus ride approximately 8 hours in hotel, eat and prepare, approximately 4-5 hours sleep. Should have verified position and hold and gotten a reply, not just transmit (in the blind).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY. ACR MISUNDERSTANDS INSTRUCTIONS AND TAXIES INTO POS AND HOLDS CAUSING ANOTHER ACR TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: TAXIING FOR DEP, ADVISED TWR READY. TWR REPLIED CROSS RWY 14L POS (?) RWY 14R. BEFORE READBACK, CAPT SAID GET RWY 14L (LONGER). WE HAVE 1 MIN LEFT. I ASKED TWR FOR RWY 14L. THEY REPLIED IT WAS CLOSED (NIGHTLY). I REPLIED WE HAVE 1 MIN LEFT. NO TWR REPLY. CAPT XMITTED WE HAVE 30 SECONDS, REQUEST RWY 14L. TWR SAID RWY 14L CLOSED, CROSS RWY 14L POS (?) RWY 14R. I READ BACK CROSS RWY 14L POS AND HOLD RWY 14R. WE TAXIED INTO POS RWY 14R AND TWR TOLD THE ACR ON FINAL APCH TO GAR AND ASKED US WHY WE POSITIONED. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE SQUABBLED OVER THE CLOSED RWY. CTLR WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND, HIS ENGLISH WAS ACCENTED. LITTLE REST, 10 HRS IN SEL (KOREA) BUT WITH BUS RIDE APPROX 8 HRS IN HOTEL, EAT AND PREPARE, APPROX 4-5 HRS SLEEP. SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED POS AND HOLD AND GOTTEN A REPLY, NOT JUST XMIT (IN THE BLIND).

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.