Aircraft on approach to alb, ny, goes around when another is cleared into position for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	489640
Time
Date	200010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : alb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : alb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	489640
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : alb.tower staffing : alb.tower

Narrative:

At alb airport, I was holding short of taxiway C on taxiway a. The ground controller, who was also working tower frequency, cleared me to position and hold on runway 19 at taxiway C, which is the instructions that I read back. While positioning for takeoff, the controller advised me to continue taxiing across the runway to taxiway J. As I positioned on taxiway J I observed a light twin executing a go around on runway 19.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ON APCH TO ALB, NY, GOES AROUND WHEN ANOTHER IS CLRED INTO POS FOR TKOF.

Narrative: AT ALB ARPT, I WAS HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY C ON TXWY A. THE GND CTLR, WHO WAS ALSO WORKING TWR FREQ, CLRED ME TO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 19 AT TXWY C, WHICH IS THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT I READ BACK. WHILE POSITIONING FOR TKOF, THE CTLR ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE TAXIING ACROSS THE RWY TO TXWY J. AS I POSITIONED ON TXWY J I OBSERVED A LIGHT TWIN EXECUTING A GAR ON RWY 19.

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.