With the sun in his face, a landing DC10 pilot, aware that another aircraft has been cleared for takeoff on the same runway, finds on touchdown that the departing aircraft is not off the ground yet.

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Attributes
ACN	480617
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 40
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	480617
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Landing runway 12R msp 20 mins (approximately) after sundown, B727 cleared for takeoff. We're about 1 1/2 - 2 mi out. Couldn't see attitude of B727 to any certainty except that he was on runway. No go around given from tower. Upon touchdown, I noticed he was still on runway. Tower parameters for landing and taking off aircraft 6000 ft and airborne (nosewheel off runway). This close proximity on landing appears too close to be safe. Safety is being compromised for the expediency of traffic. The go around decision should be made by 200 ft, that will be my parameter from now on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WITH THE SUN IN HIS FACE, A LNDG DC10 PLT, AWARE THAT ANOTHER ACFT HAS BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF ON THE SAME RWY, FINDS ON TOUCHDOWN THAT THE DEPARTING ACFT IS NOT OFF THE GND YET.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 12R MSP 20 MINS (APPROX) AFTER SUNDOWN, B727 CLRED FOR TKOF. WE'RE ABOUT 1 1/2 - 2 MI OUT. COULDN'T SEE ATTITUDE OF B727 TO ANY CERTAINTY EXCEPT THAT HE WAS ON RWY. NO GAR GIVEN FROM TWR. UPON TOUCHDOWN, I NOTICED HE WAS STILL ON RWY. TWR PARAMETERS FOR LNDG AND TAKING OFF ACFT 6000 FT AND AIRBORNE (NOSEWHEEL OFF RWY). THIS CLOSE PROX ON LNDG APPEARS TOO CLOSE TO BE SAFE. SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED FOR THE EXPEDIENCY OF TFC. THE GAR DECISION SHOULD BE MADE BY 200 FT, THAT WILL BE MY PARAMETER FROM NOW ON.

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.