Air carrier on missed approach came in close proximity to an small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	131823
Time
Date	198912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	131823
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During the final phase of approach to a landing at dtw runway 3L dtw tower advised us, air carrier X, to go around. This was due to an air carrier flight having difficulty making turn offs during rollout caused by an antiskid failure after touchdown. Our initial instructions for missed approach included a climb to 3000' MSL. During pull-up I noticed a light aircraft, an small aircraft, at our 1 O'clock position 'lower' than our cleared altitude. I reduced power and nosed our aircraft over to avoid closer proximity to the small aircraft. The remainder of the return to dtw and landing was normal. Upon arriving at our operations in dtw, I called the tower supervisor and discussed the problem. He stated that the tower was in contact with the light aircraft and that the small aircraft had been cleared thru the TRSA at or below 2500' MSL flying west to east. The small aircraft had us in sight. However, the supervisor admitted that 'they were remiss' in not advising us of his proximity to our flight path. I believe this is a prime example of communication breakdown during a critical phase of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON MISSED APCH CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO AN SMA.

Narrative: DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF APCH TO A LNDG AT DTW RWY 3L DTW TWR ADVISED US, ACR X, TO GO AROUND. THIS WAS DUE TO AN ACR FLT HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING TURN OFFS DURING ROLLOUT CAUSED BY AN ANTISKID FAILURE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. OUR INITIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MISSED APCH INCLUDED A CLIMB TO 3000' MSL. DURING PULL-UP I NOTICED A LIGHT ACFT, AN SMA, AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK POSITION 'LOWER' THAN OUR CLRED ALT. I REDUCED POWER AND NOSED OUR ACFT OVER TO AVOID CLOSER PROX TO THE SMA. THE REMAINDER OF THE RETURN TO DTW AND LNDG WAS NORMAL. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR OPERATIONS IN DTW, I CALLED THE TWR SUPVR AND DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT THE TWR WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE LIGHT ACFT AND THAT THE SMA HAD BEEN CLRED THRU THE TRSA AT OR BELOW 2500' MSL FLYING W TO E. THE SMA HAD US IN SIGHT. HOWEVER, THE SUPVR ADMITTED THAT 'THEY WERE REMISS' IN NOT ADVISING US OF HIS PROX TO OUR FLT PATH. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF COM BREAKDOWN DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT.

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.