Air carrier Y approach to wrong runway occupied runway had conflict with air carrier X takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	324796
Time
Date	199512
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	324796
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	324516
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X cleared into position and hold runway 35L. As we pulled onto the runway it appeared an aircraft was lining up on our runway but we could not determine if a plane was actually lined up to land runway 35L. This is unusual because procedures include notifying the landing aircraft that an aircraft is in position on the runway. We were given clearance onto the runway then clearance for takeoff. Shortly after that the tower asked if air carrier Y was going to land runway 35L then there was pause while the tower controller realized that there was a conflict and told Y to go around. I don't know what happened but it sounded like the tower controller was completely surprised with Y lined up to land on our runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR Y APCH TO WRONG RWY OCCUPIED RWY HAD CONFLICT WITH ACR X TKOF.

Narrative: ACR X CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 35L. AS WE PULLED ONTO THE RWY IT APPEARED AN ACFT WAS LINING UP ON OUR RWY BUT WE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF A PLANE WAS ACTUALLY LINED UP TO LAND RWY 35L. THIS IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE PROCS INCLUDE NOTIFYING THE LNDG ACFT THAT AN ACFT IS IN POS ON THE RWY. WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC ONTO THE RWY THEN CLRNC FOR TKOF. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE TWR ASKED IF ACR Y WAS GOING TO LAND RWY 35L THEN THERE WAS PAUSE WHILE THE TWR CTLR REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A CONFLICT AND TOLD Y TO GAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TWR CTLR WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED WITH Y LINED UP TO LAND ON OUR RWY.

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.