Narrative:

I was the captain of air carrier X. We flew a CAT ii approach to runway 10 in atlanta (RVR 1400 ft). We taxied to the ramp; crossed runway 9R; held short of runway 9L at taxiway south behind air carrier Y. Atl tower cleared air carrier Y and air carrier X to cross runway 9L at taxiway south; join taxiway M and contact ground on 121.75. The tower was calling RVR for runway 9L. When we were about 1/2 way across runway 9L; I noticed an air carrier X on taxiway M with his taxi light on but he appeared to be stopped. The air carrier Y made a wide turn onto taxiway M and stopped behind air carrier X with what appeared to be 100 ft between aircraft. This blocked the exit from taxiway south onto taxiway M and we had to stop on taxiway south. I estimate the cockpit of our aircraft was 25 ft past the hold short line. I do not know how far our tail was clear of the runway. I instructed my copilot to go over to ground and tell aircraft to move up. When we switched over to ground; the controller told us to taxi to ramp 1; and then the frequency got congested. We could not get a radio call in. I looked down runway and saw an aircraft taking off on runway 9L. He was in the process of rotating when he went past us. I then got on the radio and told atl ground to stop takeoffs due to the fact we were not past the clear line. The 2 aircraft in front of us then started moving and we were able to clear.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIR CARRIER PILOT DESCRIBES A CONGESTED ATL RAMP BLOCKING HIS AIRCRAFT FROM COMPLETELY CLEARING THE RUNWAY AND SO LEAVING A PART OF HIS TAIL ON THE RUNWAY DURING CAT II OPERATIONS.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT OF ACR X. WE FLEW A CAT II APCH TO RWY 10 IN ATLANTA (RVR 1400 FT). WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP; CROSSED RWY 9R; HELD SHORT OF RWY 9L AT TXWY S BEHIND ACR Y. ATL TWR CLRED ACR Y AND ACR X TO CROSS RWY 9L AT TXWY S; JOIN TXWY M AND CONTACT GND ON 121.75. THE TWR WAS CALLING RVR FOR RWY 9L. WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 1/2 WAY ACROSS RWY 9L; I NOTICED AN ACR X ON TXWY M WITH HIS TAXI LIGHT ON BUT HE APPEARED TO BE STOPPED. THE ACR Y MADE A WIDE TURN ONTO TXWY M AND STOPPED BEHIND ACR X WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE 100 FT BTWN ACFT. THIS BLOCKED THE EXIT FROM TXWY S ONTO TXWY M AND WE HAD TO STOP ON TXWY S. I ESTIMATE THE COCKPIT OF OUR ACFT WAS 25 FT PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAR OUR TAIL WAS CLR OF THE RWY. I INSTRUCTED MY COPLT TO GO OVER TO GND AND TELL ACFT TO MOVE UP. WHEN WE SWITCHED OVER TO GND; THE CTLR TOLD US TO TAXI TO RAMP 1; AND THEN THE FREQ GOT CONGESTED. WE COULD NOT GET A RADIO CALL IN. I LOOKED DOWN RWY AND SAW AN ACFT TAKING OFF ON RWY 9L. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING WHEN HE WENT PAST US. I THEN GOT ON THE RADIO AND TOLD ATL GND TO STOP TKOFS DUE TO THE FACT WE WERE NOT PAST THE CLEAR LINE. THE 2 ACFT IN FRONT OF US THEN STARTED MOVING AND WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.