An air carrier crew taxiing into position and cleared for takeoff on the active runway performed an emergency stop to remain clear of the landing area because of traffic on short final.

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Attributes
ACN	633101
Time
Date	200410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlu.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	633101
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	633102
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were holding short of runway 4 awaiting takeoff clearance. The tower amended our initial altitude of 2000 ft MSL, then cleared us for takeoff on runway 4. I released the brakes and began to roll forward as I asked the first officer for the 'runway items' checklist. Almost immediately, as the first officer looked to the right to verify we were clear on final, he saw an air carrier aircraft on very short final landing on our runway. He (the first officer) instinctively shouted 'oh #@!*' and hit the brakes. We stopped well short of the runway, approximately 4-5 ft beyond the hold short line. The air carrier did not deviate and landed normally. The controller apologized to the air carrier aircraft and to us and then reclred us into position to hold on runway 4. After air carrier cleared the runway, we were given takeoff clearance and departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW TAXIING INTO POS AND CLRED FOR TKOF ON THE ACTIVE RWY PERFORMED AN EMER STOP TO REMAIN CLR OF THE LNDG AREA BECAUSE OF TFC ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 4 AWAITING TKOF CLRNC. THE TWR AMENDED OUR INITIAL ALT OF 2000 FT MSL, THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 4. I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD AS I ASKED THE FO FOR THE 'RWY ITEMS' CHKLIST. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AS THE FO LOOKED TO THE R TO VERIFY WE WERE CLR ON FINAL, HE SAW AN ACR ACFT ON VERY SHORT FINAL LNDG ON OUR RWY. HE (THE FO) INSTINCTIVELY SHOUTED 'OH #@!*' AND HIT THE BRAKES. WE STOPPED WELL SHORT OF THE RWY, APPROX 4-5 FT BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE ACR DID NOT DEVIATE AND LANDED NORMALLY. THE CTLR APOLOGIZED TO THE ACR ACFT AND TO US AND THEN RECLRED US INTO POS TO HOLD ON RWY 4. AFTER ACR CLRED THE RWY, WE WERE GIVEN TKOF CLRNC AND DEPARTED.

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.