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Light transport on approach assigned to follow medium large transport. Small aircraft traffic called for parallel runway approach. Near midair collision with small aircraft lined up for wrong runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 121648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : grr |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : grr tower : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 121648 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After reporting both the airport and an medium large transport (which we were to follow) in sight, we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 26L at the grand rapids, mit (kent county) airport. As we crossed knobs LOM my first officer reported our position to the tower. We were told to continue. An small aircraft reported being on 5 mi final to 26R. Both my first officer and myself looked from our 2-4 O'clock position for the small aircraft while completing our landing checklist. Runways 26L and 26R are separated by in excess of 4000'. During completion of the landing checklist my first officer said, 'look out' and pointed to our 11:30 position. I saw an small aircraft at about our altitude and 100-150' in front of us on final to 26L. We took evasive action. There were no injuries to passenger on our flight. We reported the incident to grr tower who then questioned the small aircraft as to which runway he was lined up for. The small aircraft continued to claim 26R. We landed without further incident. As we were clearing the runway, the tower asked, 'who is the small aircraft on 2 mi final for 26L.' the small aircraft continued to claim he was on final for 26R. The tower asked the small aircraft to look at the runway number. At this point the small aircraft realized his mistake. Tower cleared the small aircraft to land on 26L. Factors in this incident include grr terminal radar being out of service, the small aircraft pilot reporting the wrong runway and our failure to 'see and avoid' while watching the medium large transport and completing checklists.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT ON APCH ASSIGNED TO FOLLOW MLG. SMA TRAFFIC CALLED FOR PARALLEL RWY APCH. NMAC WITH SMA LINED UP FOR WRONG RWY.
Narrative: AFTER REPORTING BOTH THE ARPT AND AN MLG (WHICH WE WERE TO FOLLOW) IN SIGHT, WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26L AT THE GRAND RAPIDS, MIT (KENT COUNTY) ARPT. AS WE CROSSED KNOBS LOM MY F/O REPORTED OUR POSITION TO THE TWR. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE. AN SMA REPORTED BEING ON 5 MI FINAL TO 26R. BOTH MY F/O AND MYSELF LOOKED FROM OUR 2-4 O'CLOCK POSITION FOR THE SMA WHILE COMPLETING OUR LNDG CHECKLIST. RWYS 26L AND 26R ARE SEPARATED BY IN EXCESS OF 4000'. DURING COMPLETION OF THE LNDG CHECKLIST MY F/O SAID, 'LOOK OUT' AND POINTED TO OUR 11:30 POSITION. I SAW AN SMA AT ABOUT OUR ALT AND 100-150' IN FRONT OF US ON FINAL TO 26L. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PAX ON OUR FLT. WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO GRR TWR WHO THEN QUESTIONED THE SMA AS TO WHICH RWY HE WAS LINED UP FOR. THE SMA CONTINUED TO CLAIM 26R. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AS WE WERE CLEARING THE RWY, THE TWR ASKED, 'WHO IS THE SMA ON 2 MI FINAL FOR 26L.' THE SMA CONTINUED TO CLAIM HE WAS ON FINAL FOR 26R. THE TWR ASKED THE SMA TO LOOK AT THE RWY NUMBER. AT THIS POINT THE SMA REALIZED HIS MISTAKE. TWR CLRED THE SMA TO LAND ON 26L. FACTORS IN THIS INCIDENT INCLUDE GRR TERMINAL RADAR BEING OUT OF SERVICE, THE SMA PLT REPORTING THE WRONG RWY AND OUR FAILURE TO 'SEE AND AVOID' WHILE WATCHING THE MLG AND COMPLETING CHECKLISTS.
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.