An air carrier medium large transport crew made a go around when the preceding B737 failed to clear the runway in a timely fashion. The ATCT local controller refused to answer when asked if the reporter was cleared to land.

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Attributes
ACN	339230
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	339230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Tower cleared us to land #2 behind a B737 when we were approximately 8-10 mi out. On short final, the B737 still had not vacated the runway. We requested tower to verify our landing clearance. There was no response by the time we reached 100 ft AGL, and it appeared that the B737 had still not fully vacated the runway. We executed a go around to an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW MADE A GAR WHEN THE PRECEDING B737 FAILED TO CLR THE RWY IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE ATCT LCL CTLR REFUSED TO ANSWER WHEN ASKED IF THE RPTR WAS CLRED TO LAND.

Narrative: TWR CLRED US TO LAND #2 BEHIND A B737 WHEN WE WERE APPROX 8-10 MI OUT. ON SHORT FINAL, THE B737 STILL HAD NOT VACATED THE RWY. WE REQUESTED TWR TO VERIFY OUR LNDG CLRNC. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE BY THE TIME WE REACHED 100 FT AGL, AND IT APPEARED THAT THE B737 HAD STILL NOT FULLY VACATED THE RWY. WE EXECUTED A GAR TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.