An MD88 flight crew stops their aircraft just over the hold line when the captain sees an aircraft on short final for the runway that they had been cleared to cross by ground controller at dca, dc.

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Attributes
ACN	475848
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	475848
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : separated traffic flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

We were holding short on runway 15 at dca. Ground control then instructed us to cross runway 15 and enter the 'hold box' for runway 19. As we moved forward across the hold short line, we noticed a twin engine propeller appearing to be on about a 1 mi final for runway 15. The captain stopped our aircraft short on runway 15 but over the hold short line. At that time the tower told us to hold short of runway 15 (apparently noticing the conflict). The twin engine plane appeared to execute a missed approach. Then ground control 'reclred' us to cross runway 15 to the 'hold box.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 FLC STOPS THEIR ACFT JUST OVER THE HOLD LINE WHEN THE CAPT SEES AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE RWY THAT THEY HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS BY GND CTLR AT DCA, DC.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT ON RWY 15 AT DCA. GND CTL THEN INSTRUCTED US TO CROSS RWY 15 AND ENTER THE 'HOLD BOX' FOR RWY 19. AS WE MOVED FORWARD ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE, WE NOTICED A TWIN ENG PROP APPEARING TO BE ON ABOUT A 1 MI FINAL FOR RWY 15. THE CAPT STOPPED OUR ACFT SHORT ON RWY 15 BUT OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE. AT THAT TIME THE TWR TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 15 (APPARENTLY NOTICING THE CONFLICT). THE TWIN ENG PLANE APPEARED TO EXECUTE A MISSED APCH. THEN GND CTL 'RECLRED' US TO CROSS RWY 15 TO THE 'HOLD BOX.'

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.