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Pilot did not have traffic insight that he was cleared to follow for a visual approach. Controllers told pilot to continue and the 2 aircraft came very close to colliding.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 160361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 160361 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 160360 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft was cleared for ILS to runway 22L at ewr to circle to land runway 29. Approach control gave traffic to follow and we did not see it and reported so. We were advised to continue approach and go to tower frequency. Tower then gave us traffic to follow, but again we did not see it and reported that. About 2 mins later we saw traffic at our altitude apparently closing at about 1 mi. A climbing left turn to about 90 degrees was made to avoid the other aircraft (a small type). Closest point was about 1/4-1/2 mi. We feel that the tower should not have allowed us to proceed on the approach since we never saw traffic. We should have been given instructions to modify approach until we saw traffic or it became no factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT DID NOT HAVE TRAFFIC INSIGHT THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO FOLLOW FOR A VISUAL APCH. CTLRS TOLD PLT TO CONTINUE AND THE 2 ACFT CAME VERY CLOSE TO COLLIDING.
Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED FOR ILS TO RWY 22L AT EWR TO CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 29. APCH CTL GAVE TFC TO FOLLOW AND WE DID NOT SEE IT AND RPTED SO. WE WERE ADVISED TO CONTINUE APCH AND GO TO TWR FREQ. TWR THEN GAVE US TFC TO FOLLOW, BUT AGAIN WE DID NOT SEE IT AND RPTED THAT. ABOUT 2 MINS LATER WE SAW TFC AT OUR ALT APPARENTLY CLOSING AT ABOUT 1 MI. A CLBING LEFT TURN TO ABOUT 90 DEGS WAS MADE TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT (A SMALL TYPE). CLOSEST POINT WAS ABOUT 1/4-1/2 MI. WE FEEL THAT THE TWR SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED US TO PROCEED ON THE APCH SINCE WE NEVER SAW TFC. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO MODIFY APCH UNTIL WE SAW TFC OR IT BECAME NO FACTOR.
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.