ATCT local controller cleared an aircraft to land while another aircraft was holding across the hold...

Attributes
ACN	622310
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	622310
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 : far non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Runway incursion. Tower cleared us for an immediate takeoff. As we taxied onto the runway, tower canceled our clearance, with our nose past the hold line. We notified tower we were unable to not enter the runway. Tower cleared air carrier Y to land and disregarded our aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR CLRED AN ACFT TO LAND WHILE ANOTHER ACFT WAS HOLDING ACROSS THE HOLD LINE.

Narrative: RWY INCURSION. TWR CLRED US FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. AS WE TAXIED ONTO THE RWY, TWR CANCELED OUR CLRNC, WITH OUR NOSE PAST THE HOLD LINE. WE NOTIFIED TWR WE WERE UNABLE TO NOT ENTER THE RWY. TWR CLRED ACR Y TO LAND AND DISREGARDED OUR ACFT.

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.

ATCT local controller cleared an aircraft to land while another aircraft was holding across the hold line.