B737 flight crew acknowledge a svmi local controller clearance incorrectly. Controller observes runway incur and sends landing traffic around.

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Attributes
ACN	609623
Time
Date	200402
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : svmi.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : svmi.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : svmi.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
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 : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1500 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	609623
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	609624
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While holding short of runway 9 in svmi awaiting takeoff clearance, we received and read back the clearance 'line up and hold.' as we crossed the hold line, the tower told us that the clearance was 'after landing traffic, line up and hold.' I stopped the aircraft over the hold line, but short of the runway. This precipitated a go around of a landing ATR42. I then received a takeoff clearance and the flight proceeded without further incident. Supplemental information from acn 609624: traffic was on approximately 3 mi final with other traffic clearing the runway. The tower in broken english told us about arriving traffic and to line up and wait. I read the line up and waited back. The controller was quite upset and seemed to scold us a couple more times that he wanted us to wait until after the traffic had landed to line up and wait. The tower should not have told us anything. I don't know if the part about after the aircraft on final lands was garbled, stepped on, or controller had a heavy accent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW ACKNOWLEDGE A SVMI LCL CTLR CLRNC INCORRECTLY. CTLR OBSERVES RWY INCUR AND SENDS LNDG TFC AROUND.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 9 IN SVMI AWAITING TKOF CLRNC, WE RECEIVED AND READ BACK THE CLRNC 'LINE UP AND HOLD.' AS WE CROSSED THE HOLD LINE, THE TWR TOLD US THAT THE CLRNC WAS 'AFTER LNDG TFC, LINE UP AND HOLD.' I STOPPED THE ACFT OVER THE HOLD LINE, BUT SHORT OF THE RWY. THIS PRECIPITATED A GAR OF A LNDG ATR42. I THEN RECEIVED A TKOF CLRNC AND THE FLT PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 609624: TFC WAS ON APPROX 3 MI FINAL WITH OTHER TFC CLRING THE RWY. THE TWR IN BROKEN ENGLISH TOLD US ABOUT ARRIVING TFC AND TO LINE UP AND WAIT. I READ THE LINE UP AND WAITED BACK. THE CTLR WAS QUITE UPSET AND SEEMED TO SCOLD US A COUPLE MORE TIMES THAT HE WANTED US TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE TFC HAD LANDED TO LINE UP AND WAIT. THE TWR SHOULD NOT HAVE TOLD US ANYTHING. I DON'T KNOW IF THE PART ABOUT AFTER THE ACFT ON FINAL LANDS WAS GARBLED, STEPPED ON, OR CTLR HAD A HVY ACCENT.

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.