Aircraft was cleared to lnd on a runway where an A310 was holding in position.

Attributes
ACN	519465
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A310
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr.tower
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	519465
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were cleared into position and hold on runway 10 at syr. A light aircraft had just taken off from runway 10 and several aircraft were using runway 15/33 at the same time. After being on the runway for approximately 3 mins we heard someone on tower frequency ask 'is that an airplane on the runway?' the tower came back and said 'yes, go around and make a left 360 degree.' immediately after that we could feel the vibration as a light aircraft passed overhead on his missed. We were then cleared for takeoff. After departure we asked the tower if the aircraft knew we were in position on the runway. He replied that since aircraft Y received his landing clearance while still 12 miles out no reference to us was made at all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT WAS CLRED TO LND ON A RWY WHERE AN A310 WAS HOLDING IN POSITION.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RWY 10 AT SYR. A LIGHT ACFT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM RWY 10 AND SEVERAL ACFT WERE USING RWY 15/33 AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER BEING ON THE RWY FOR APPROX 3 MINS WE HEARD SOMEONE ON TWR FREQ ASK 'IS THAT AN AIRPLANE ON THE RWY?' THE TWR CAME BACK AND SAID 'YES, GO AROUND AND MAKE A LEFT 360 DEG.' IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT WE COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION AS A LIGHT ACFT PASSED OVERHEAD ON HIS MISSED. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF. AFTER DEP WE ASKED THE TWR IF THE ACFT KNEW WE WERE IN POSITION ON THE RWY. HE REPLIED THAT SINCE ACFT Y RECEIVED HIS LNDG CLRNC WHILE STILL 12 MILES OUT NO REFERENCE TO US WAS MADE AT ALL.

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.