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Air carrier large transport executed a go around from a CAT ii approach inside the OM because ATCT local controller failed to protect the area around the antenna sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 141422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 141422 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
In 4/90 on a CAT ii ILS approach to runway 1R at dulles, I was flying a coupled autoplt approach, and just past the 1000' callout I executed a go around, as a result of the tower clearing into position and then clearing for takeoff an air carrier Y widebody transport aircraft with calm winds and RVR 1800'. The tower had some concern as to what they had done by clearing a widebody transport for takeoff on our cleared to landing runway in calm winds, and was quite vague on whether to have us go around. This situation I feel was an unsafe action on part of controller to clear other aircraft past G/south antenna on ground and then clearing a heavy aircraft for takeoff, all during our critical phase of flight on a CAT ii 1800' RVR approach. We executed an approach after revectoring, and then cleared to land by another controller with no further problem. This should never have been allowed to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT EXECUTED A GO AROUND FROM A CAT II APCH INSIDE THE OM BECAUSE ATCT LCL CTLR FAILED TO PROTECT THE AREA AROUND THE ANTENNA SIGHT.
Narrative: IN 4/90 ON A CAT II ILS APCH TO RWY 1R AT DULLES, I WAS FLYING A COUPLED AUTOPLT APCH, AND JUST PAST THE 1000' CALLOUT I EXECUTED A GAR, AS A RESULT OF THE TWR CLRING INTO POS AND THEN CLRING FOR TKOF AN ACR Y WDB ACFT WITH CALM WINDS AND RVR 1800'. THE TWR HAD SOME CONCERN AS TO WHAT THEY HAD DONE BY CLRING A WDB FOR TKOF ON OUR CLRED TO LNDG RWY IN CALM WINDS, AND WAS QUITE VAGUE ON WHETHER TO HAVE US GO AROUND. THIS SITUATION I FEEL WAS AN UNSAFE ACTION ON PART OF CTLR TO CLR OTHER ACFT PAST G/S ANTENNA ON GND AND THEN CLRING A HVY ACFT FOR TKOF, ALL DURING OUR CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT ON A CAT II 1800' RVR APCH. WE EXECUTED AN APCH AFTER REVECTORING, AND THEN CLRED TO LAND BY ANOTHER CTLR WITH NO FURTHER PROB. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO HAPPEN.
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.