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After initially being vectored for a straight in approach a westwind twin jet captain is cleared to make an overhead entry into the VFR traffic pattern. At 500 feet AGL on final a T38 is spotted by the first officer in close proximity but the approach is continued to landing. The tower had advised the T38 pilot of the westwind traffic he was to follow and the T38 pilot had reported the traffic in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1283026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GGG.Tower |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | IAI1124/1124A Westwind |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | T6A Texan II / Harvard II (Raytheon) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 35 Flight Crew Total 4600 Flight Crew Type 130 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 150 |
Narrative:
We were vectored to final for traffic avoidance and sequencing. On final; approximately 3 miles from the airport our landing clearance was cancelled and we were directed to the overhead pattern at or above 2200 MSL with midfield break to left. We executed the maneuver and were cleared to land again. Upon rolling out on short final; the first officer spotted the T-38. We were at approximately 500 ft agl. Throughout the rollout onto final tower had told the T-38 about westwind traffic and he reported us in sight. We were close enough to see the T-38's pilot looking for us. We landed uneventfully and the T-38 landed shortly after us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After initially being vectored for a straight in approach a Westwind twin jet Captain is cleared to make an overhead entry into the VFR traffic pattern. At 500 feet AGL on final a T38 is spotted by the First Officer in close proximity but the approach is continued to landing. The Tower had advised the T38 pilot of the Westwind traffic he was to follow and the T38 pilot had reported the traffic in sight.
Narrative: We were vectored to final for traffic avoidance and sequencing. On final; approximately 3 miles from the airport our landing clearance was cancelled and we were directed to the overhead pattern at or above 2200 MSL with midfield break to left. We executed the maneuver and were cleared to land again. Upon rolling out on short final; the first officer spotted the T-38. We were at approximately 500 ft agl. Throughout the rollout onto final tower had told the T-38 about Westwind traffic and he reported us in sight. We were close enough to see the T-38's pilot looking for us. We landed uneventfully and the T-38 landed shortly after us.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.