Commuter cleared into takeoff position as another commuter was breaking out of clouds on short final. Aircraft X stopped short of runway so classify incident as operational deviation.

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Attributes
ACN	81906
Time
Date	198801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bgm tower : bgm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	81906
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We had just arrived at bgm so my WX report of 300 and 3/4 RVR 6000 was pretty accurate. It was dark and snowing. We were taxiing for departure to 34 at bgm. As captain approached the end of the taxiway I called tower 'ready for takeoff.' bgm tower replied, '...taxi into position and hold.' as the captain began the turn perpendicular to the runway and I began the line up check I looked up to clear final and saw a light. In the dark and snow I could not immediately identify it as part of the approach lights or otherwise, and I nudged the captain and pointed it out to him. He applied brakes as the light developed into multiple aircraft lights. Tower said in strict tone, '...hold short.' I replied we were, as commuter Y flew out of the snow and landed. Tower cleared us, '...into position and hold,' and I said we would, 'this time.' he cleared us for takeoff and asked, 'did you see what I saw?'!!! I don't know if aircraft Y failed to contact tower after approach or if tower was confused or if it was just general miscom. But, it was too close!!!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER CLEARED INTO TKOF POSITION AS ANOTHER COMMUTER WAS BREAKING OUT OF CLOUDS ON SHORT FINAL. ACFT X STOPPED SHORT OF RWY SO CLASSIFY INCIDENT AS OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST ARRIVED AT BGM SO MY WX RPT OF 300 AND 3/4 RVR 6000 WAS PRETTY ACCURATE. IT WAS DARK AND SNOWING. WE WERE TAXIING FOR DEP TO 34 AT BGM. AS CAPT APCHED THE END OF THE TXWY I CALLED TWR 'READY FOR TKOF.' BGM TWR REPLIED, '...TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD.' AS THE CAPT BEGAN THE TURN PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY AND I BEGAN THE LINE UP CHK I LOOKED UP TO CLR FINAL AND SAW A LIGHT. IN THE DARK AND SNOW I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY IDENT IT AS PART OF THE APCH LIGHTS OR OTHERWISE, AND I NUDGED THE CAPT AND POINTED IT OUT TO HIM. HE APPLIED BRAKES AS THE LIGHT DEVELOPED INTO MULTIPLE ACFT LIGHTS. TWR SAID IN STRICT TONE, '...HOLD SHORT.' I REPLIED WE WERE, AS COMMUTER Y FLEW OUT OF THE SNOW AND LANDED. TWR CLRED US, '...INTO POS AND HOLD,' AND I SAID WE WOULD, 'THIS TIME.' HE CLRED US FOR TKOF AND ASKED, 'DID YOU SEE WHAT I SAW?'!!! I DON'T KNOW IF ACFT Y FAILED TO CONTACT TWR AFTER APCH OR IF TWR WAS CONFUSED OR IF IT WAS JUST GENERAL MISCOM. BUT, IT WAS TOO CLOSE!!!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.