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ATCT local controller at stl used misleading phraseology causing an MD80 crew to taxi into position and hold. An aircraft on final went around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528405 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 528405 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight xyz holding on taxiway D short of taxiway south for runway 30L. Crew was busy getting takeoff numbers, doing taxi and before takeoff checklists. Tower transmitted 'air carrier flight xyz, taxi up to the #1 position and hold short.' in the cockpit the 'position and hold' portion registered. We taxied onto the runway and held in position. Air carrier flight xya had to go around. I believe that poor phraseology contributed to the incursion. Mixing 'position and hold' and 'hold short' words is confusing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL CTLR AT STL USED MISLEADING PHRASEOLOGY CAUSING AN MD80 CREW TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. AN ACFT ON FINAL WENT AROUND.
Narrative: FLT XYZ HOLDING ON TXWY D SHORT OF TXWY S FOR RWY 30L. CREW WAS BUSY GETTING TKOF NUMBERS, DOING TAXI AND BEFORE TKOF CHKLISTS. TWR XMITTED 'ACR FLT XYZ, TAXI UP TO THE #1 POS AND HOLD SHORT.' IN THE COCKPIT THE 'POS AND HOLD' PORTION REGISTERED. WE TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND HELD IN POS. ACR FLT XYA HAD TO GO AROUND. I BELIEVE THAT POOR PHRASEOLOGY CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCURSION. MIXING 'POS AND HOLD' AND 'HOLD SHORT' WORDS IS CONFUSING.
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.