<< >> NASA ASRS Report 432027, March 1999

A B727 freighter takes position and hold on active runway when told to line up and hold after landing traffic at sbo, first officer.

Attributes
ACN	432027
Time
Date	199903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : skbo.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : skbo.tower tower : sba.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : skbo.tower
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	432027
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While lining up for takeoff, we understood an aircraft had been cleared for takeoff ahead of us. We were #2 for takeoff. After his takeoff, my copilot acknowledged the tower's clearance to line up and wait after departing traffic. We looked for approaching traffic per checklist and taxied into position to line up and wait per clearance. While waiting for takeoff with parking brake set, the tower came over the frequency and advised us our clearance was after landing traffic to line up and wait. All 3 of us thought we heard the same thing. We told the tower what our clearance was we heard. In spanish, we heard the tower tell an aircraft on approach to go around. The tower then cleared us for takeoff. The next time I would really stress the sterile cockpit environment and listen very carefully for instructions, especially with the challenge of a foreign accent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FREIGHTER TAKES POS AND HOLD ON ACTIVE RWY WHEN TOLD TO LINE UP AND HOLD AFTER LNDG TFC AT SBO, FO.

Narrative: WHILE LINING UP FOR TKOF, WE UNDERSTOOD AN ACFT HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF AHEAD OF US. WE WERE #2 FOR TKOF. AFTER HIS TKOF, MY COPLT ACKNOWLEDGED THE TWR'S CLRNC TO LINE UP AND WAIT AFTER DEPARTING TFC. WE LOOKED FOR APCHING TFC PER CHKLIST AND TAXIED INTO POS TO LINE UP AND WAIT PER CLRNC. WHILE WAITING FOR TKOF WITH PARKING BRAKE SET, THE TWR CAME OVER THE FREQ AND ADVISED US OUR CLRNC WAS AFTER LNDG TFC TO LINE UP AND WAIT. ALL 3 OF US THOUGHT WE HEARD THE SAME THING. WE TOLD THE TWR WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS WE HEARD. IN SPANISH, WE HEARD THE TWR TELL AN ACFT ON APCH TO GO AROUND. THE TWR THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF. THE NEXT TIME I WOULD REALLY STRESS THE STERILE COCKPIT ENVIRONMENT AND LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY FOR INSTRUCTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHALLENGE OF A FOREIGN ACCENT.

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.