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Medium large transport air carrier flight on final approach at sdf was directed by tower controller to go around because of faster overtaking traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118447 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sdf |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 118447 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Our medium large transport flight on an ILS approach to runway 29 was cleared to land, and inside the marker was advised, 'keep up the speed traffic behind you 100 KTS faster'. My reply was 'you better slow him down we are at 130 KTS' on final approach. The tower controller sent us around. When I questioned the supervisor once we landed, he said that he was told by the controller that we were the safest aircraft to send around. I firmly disagree, there wasn't an aircraft in front of us only one behind, that was faster. We not only had the right-of-way but were clearly placed in a hazardous condition, we were in a landing confign and traffic behind could not have been. The controller clearly was out to punish me for my comments to slow him down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG AIR CARRIER FLT ON FINAL APCH AT SDF WAS DIRECTED BY TWR CTLR TO GO AROUND BECAUSE OF FASTER OVERTAKING TRAFFIC.
Narrative: OUR MLG FLT ON AN ILS APCH TO RWY 29 WAS CLRED TO LAND, AND INSIDE THE MARKER WAS ADVISED, 'KEEP UP THE SPEED TFC BEHIND YOU 100 KTS FASTER'. MY REPLY WAS 'YOU BETTER SLOW HIM DOWN WE ARE AT 130 KTS' ON FINAL APCH. THE TWR CTLR SENT US AROUND. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SUPVR ONCE WE LANDED, HE SAID THAT HE WAS TOLD BY THE CTLR THAT WE WERE THE SAFEST ACFT TO SEND AROUND. I FIRMLY DISAGREE, THERE WASN'T AN ACFT IN FRONT OF US ONLY ONE BEHIND, THAT WAS FASTER. WE NOT ONLY HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT WERE CLEARLY PLACED IN A HAZARDOUS CONDITION, WE WERE IN A LNDG CONFIGN AND TFC BEHIND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THE CTLR CLEARLY WAS OUT TO PUNISH ME FOR MY COMMENTS TO SLOW HIM DOWN.
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.