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Light transport passed up an small transport close into the airport for landing. Small transport pilot complains about proximity of other aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 139703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : new |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : new |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 139703 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 139841 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was working local control when I received calls from 3 VFR and 2 IFR aircraft all in close proximity to each other. Due to data block overlap on the BRITE I was not exactly sure who was who on final until I got them visibility. I thought the light transport (IFR) was following the small transport (VFR) on final, but when I saw them, it appeared the light transport had passed the small transport. After sequencing the aircraft, all involved landed safely. The situation may have been avoided with better radar equipment (i.e. The ability to move a data block on the BRITE so they don't overlap). Supplemental information from acn 139841. While on approach to new I was told to report a common reporting point on final. Just before doing so, I had an light transport pass by my left side and land ahead of me. I called the control tower and they reviewed the tapes and told me that there was no sequencing but the light transport had been told to watch out for two small aircraft plus the airplane I was flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT PASSED UP AN SMT CLOSE INTO THE ARPT FOR LNDG. SMT PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT PROX OF OTHER ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL WHEN I RECEIVED CALLS FROM 3 VFR AND 2 IFR ACFT ALL IN CLOSE PROX TO EACH OTHER. DUE TO DATA BLOCK OVERLAP ON THE BRITE I WAS NOT EXACTLY SURE WHO WAS WHO ON FINAL UNTIL I GOT THEM VIS. I THOUGHT THE LTT (IFR) WAS FOLLOWING THE SMT (VFR) ON FINAL, BUT WHEN I SAW THEM, IT APPEARED THE LTT HAD PASSED THE SMT. AFTER SEQUENCING THE ACFT, ALL INVOLVED LANDED SAFELY. THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH BETTER RADAR EQUIP (I.E. THE ABILITY TO MOVE A DATA BLOCK ON THE BRITE SO THEY DON'T OVERLAP). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 139841. WHILE ON APCH TO NEW I WAS TOLD TO RPT A COMMON RPTING POINT ON FINAL. JUST BEFORE DOING SO, I HAD AN LTT PASS BY MY L SIDE AND LAND AHEAD OF ME. I CALLED THE CTL TWR AND THEY REVIEWED THE TAPES AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SEQUENCING BUT THE LTT HAD BEEN TOLD TO WATCH OUT FOR TWO SMALL ACFT PLUS THE AIRPLANE I WAS FLYING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.