A319 flight crew mistakenly taxied into position to hold causing another aircraft to go around.

Attributes
ACN	545986
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 12800 flight time type : 880
ASRS Report	545986
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing for takeoff, runway 31 at lga. Crew thought that clearance had been received to position and hold. Aircraft taxied onto runway and landing aircraft had to go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLC MISTAKENLY TAXIED INTO POSITION TO HOLD CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO GAR.

Narrative: TAXIING FOR TKOF, RWY 31 AT LGA. CREW THOUGHT THAT CLRNC HAD BEEN RECEIVED TO POSITION AND HOLD. ACFT TAXIED ONTO RWY AND LNDG ACFT HAD TO GAR.

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.