Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Communication Breakdown; Distraction; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Incursion Runway
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Human Factors; Procedure; Staffing
We were instructed to line up and wait while the aircraft that just landed rolled out and exited the runway. While we were in position; Tower became busy talking to other aircraft on frequency. The next radio call for us was to exit the runway at C2. While exiting; a cleared to land aircraft was heard asking 'is that an airplane on the runway?' Tower instructed them to not overfly us; that we were exiting the runway. They were never instructed to go-around; instead to offset. We observed them offsetting slightly as to not fly directly over the top of us as they continued to land.Tower becoming busy and possibly forgetting about us on the runway; and the landing aircraft not executing a go-around when they became aware of us in position on the runway; both contributed to the near miss. Query ATC when any delay in position.
Air carrier flight crew reported near miss on runway due to incorrect ATC clearance at SNA airport.