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Air carrier medium large transport unauthorized landing. PIC advised the first officer PF to continue even though the light transport was slow to clear the runway at the far end and the tower had told them to go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 150869 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 150869 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 8000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching den in VMC. Cleared by approach control for a visibility approach, maintain speed 200 KIAS and contact tower at the OM. At this point we were 10 mi out, straight-in. We received traffic advisories of an light transport on final ahead of us and parallel traffic for runway 26R. Our approach was for runway 26L. Copilot was flying aircraft. We did not see light transport traffic until he was about to T/D. We were about 800' AGL on final, fully configured for landing. We had received landing clearance from den tower upon our callup at the OM. Tower frequency was very busy with multiple lndgs and T/ds. About 400' we became aware that the light transport ahead had missed a turnoff from the runway and was delaying his exit. I attempted to query the tower to confirm landing clearance but could not get a word in. I told the copilot to continue as I felt the light transport would clear by the time we touched down. At some point below 100' as the light transport was clearing 8000' down runway tower told us to go around. With power at idle and fully configured and with the light transport clearing at the runway end I felt a go around would be unsafe at this airport under these conditions. We continued landing rollout west/O further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG UNAUTH LNDG. PIC ADVISED THE FO PF TO CONTINUE EVEN THOUGH THE LTT WAS SLOW TO CLEAR THE RWY AT THE FAR END AND THE TWR HAD TOLD THEM TO GO AROUND.
Narrative: APCHING DEN IN VMC. CLRED BY APCH CTL FOR A VIS APCH, MAINTAIN SPD 200 KIAS AND CONTACT TWR AT THE OM. AT THIS POINT WE WERE 10 MI OUT, STRAIGHT-IN. WE RECEIVED TFC ADVISORIES OF AN LTT ON FINAL AHEAD OF US AND PARALLEL TFC FOR RWY 26R. OUR APCH WAS FOR RWY 26L. COPLT WAS FLYING ACFT. WE DID NOT SEE LTT TFC UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT TO T/D. WE WERE ABOUT 800' AGL ON FINAL, FULLY CONFIGURED FOR LNDG. WE HAD RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC FROM DEN TWR UPON OUR CALLUP AT THE OM. TWR FREQ WAS VERY BUSY WITH MULTIPLE LNDGS AND T/DS. ABOUT 400' WE BECAME AWARE THAT THE LTT AHEAD HAD MISSED A TURNOFF FROM THE RWY AND WAS DELAYING HIS EXIT. I ATTEMPTED TO QUERY THE TWR TO CONFIRM LNDG CLRNC BUT COULD NOT GET A WORD IN. I TOLD THE COPLT TO CONTINUE AS I FELT THE LTT WOULD CLR BY THE TIME WE TOUCHED DOWN. AT SOME POINT BELOW 100' AS THE LTT WAS CLRING 8000' DOWN RWY TWR TOLD US TO GO AROUND. WITH PWR AT IDLE AND FULLY CONFIGURED AND WITH THE LTT CLRING AT THE RWY END I FELT A GO AROUND WOULD BE UNSAFE AT THIS ARPT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WE CONTINUED LNDG ROLLOUT W/O FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.