Narrative:

During a normal approach in visibility conditions to runway 3L at dtw, our aircraft was cleared to follow another jet and cleared for the visibility. We noticed that we were gaining on the traffic and slowed to flaps 40 degrees target (122 KTS). ATC (tower) advised us to slow as much as practical. The jet we were following missed its turn-off and we were instructed by the tower to go around. The initial instructions were to climb on runway heading to 3000' MSL. These were then followed by instructions to turn left to 300 degrees and contact departure. The return for landing was uneventful. During the initial climb in the go around I was setting, positioning flaps, raising the gear and talking to ATC. My head was inside the cockpit. At 1500-2000' MSL, I noticed the captain push the nose over and reduce power. My first thought was that we were coming up to our altitude. When I looked outside (at the captain's discretion), I saw a light single engine aircraft passing overhead and to our right (it was traveling left to right, perpendicular to us). We queried the tower, and they said the small aircraft was in ATC control at 2500'. I think that because of the go around, the controllers were more worried about fitting us back into approach than they were about giving safe go around instructions and traffic advisories. 1) we should have not been given a climb to 3000'. 2) we should have been advised by the controller of the traffic. 3) we should not have been turned in so closely behind the preceding jet, thus avoiding a go around.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CONFLICT BETWEEN ACR-MLG ON GO AROUND VECTORS AND SMA OPERATING WITH ATC CLRNC IN TCA AT ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: DURING A NORMAL APCH IN VIS CONDITIONS TO RWY 3L AT DTW, OUR ACFT WAS CLRED TO FOLLOW ANOTHER JET AND CLRED FOR THE VIS. WE NOTICED THAT WE WERE GAINING ON THE TFC AND SLOWED TO FLAPS 40 DEGS TARGET (122 KTS). ATC (TWR) ADVISED US TO SLOW AS MUCH AS PRACTICAL. THE JET WE WERE FOLLOWING MISSED ITS TURN-OFF AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR TO GO AROUND. THE INITIAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO CLB ON RWY HDG TO 3000' MSL. THESE WERE THEN FOLLOWED BY INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN LEFT TO 300 DEGS AND CONTACT DEP. THE RETURN FOR LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE INITIAL CLB IN THE GAR I WAS SETTING, POSITIONING FLAPS, RAISING THE GEAR AND TALKING TO ATC. MY HEAD WAS INSIDE THE COCKPIT. AT 1500-2000' MSL, I NOTICED THE CAPT PUSH THE NOSE OVER AND REDUCE PWR. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT WE WERE COMING UP TO OUR ALT. WHEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE (AT THE CAPT'S DISCRETION), I SAW A LIGHT SINGLE ENG ACFT PASSING OVERHEAD AND TO OUR RIGHT (IT WAS TRAVELING LEFT TO RIGHT, PERPENDICULAR TO US). WE QUERIED THE TWR, AND THEY SAID THE SMA WAS IN ATC CTL AT 2500'. I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THE GAR, THE CTLRS WERE MORE WORRIED ABOUT FITTING US BACK INTO APCH THAN THEY WERE ABOUT GIVING SAFE GAR INSTRUCTIONS AND TFC ADVISORIES. 1) WE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A CLB TO 3000'. 2) WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE CTLR OF THE TFC. 3) WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN SO CLOSELY BEHIND THE PRECEDING JET, THUS AVOIDING A GAR.

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.