DC9 flight crew given go around at 300 ft due to a B727 in position and holding on runway.

Attributes
ACN	512723
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 50
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
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 : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	512723
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 4000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared to land runway 12R by msp tower. Msp tower cleared a B727 into position while we were within a 2 mi final. We were issued a go around at approximately 300 ft AGL. We briefed the go around when tower cleared the B727 into position because we could see it was not going to work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC GIVEN GAR AT 300 FT DUE TO A B727 IN POS AND HOLDING ON RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 12R BY MSP TWR. MSP TWR CLRED A B727 INTO POS WHILE WE WERE WITHIN A 2 MI FINAL. WE WERE ISSUED A GAR AT APPROX 300 FT AGL. WE BRIEFED THE GAR WHEN TWR CLRED THE B727 INTO POS BECAUSE WE COULD SEE IT WAS NOT GOING TO WORK.

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.