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Air carrier makes missed approach account aircraft on active runway. Flight crew not in contact with tower, did not change to tower frequency on passing final approach fix.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 112933 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd tower : pvd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 112933 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
During a VOR/DME approach to runway 16 at providence, ri. At approximately 2 mi from touchdown, I spotted the runway, however, at approximately 1 1/2 mi from touchdown I noticed an small aircraft in position for takeoff. Approach control had not handed us over to tower so we contacted the tower and initiated a go around. Instead of overflying the small aircraft I initiated a right turn. I got no reply from the tower so I had first officer contact approach and explain our predicament. After vectors for another approach the landing was uneventful. I contacted the tower controller by phone. He explained that the approach controller had given our position on the approach and we had 'surprised' him. Our right turn was mutually agreed to as the correct action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MAKES MISSED APCH ACCOUNT ACFT ON ACTIVE RWY. FLT CREW NOT IN CONTACT WITH TWR, DID NOT CHANGE TO TWR FREQ ON PASSING FINAL APCH FIX.
Narrative: DURING A VOR/DME APCH TO RWY 16 AT PROVIDENCE, RI. AT APPROX 2 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN, I SPOTTED THE RWY, HOWEVER, AT APPROX 1 1/2 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN I NOTICED AN SMA IN POSITION FOR TKOF. APCH CTL HAD NOT HANDED US OVER TO TWR SO WE CONTACTED THE TWR AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. INSTEAD OF OVERFLYING THE SMA I INITIATED A RIGHT TURN. I GOT NO REPLY FROM THE TWR SO I HAD F/O CONTACT APCH AND EXPLAIN OUR PREDICAMENT. AFTER VECTORS FOR ANOTHER APCH THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. I CONTACTED THE TWR CTLR BY PHONE. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE APCH CTLR HAD GIVEN OUR POSITION ON THE APCH AND WE HAD 'SURPRISED' HIM. OUR RIGHT TURN WAS MUTUALLY AGREED TO AS THE CORRECT ACTION.
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.