ATCT local controller sent an aircraft around landing on runway 9R because of traffic on runway. At ...

Attributes
ACN	161690
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 250 agl bound upper : 1250
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 202 flight time total : 16640 flight time type : 2842
ASRS Report	161690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At about 200' on final approach to runway 4R at ord, we heard the tower instruct, 'go around.' it wasn't our flight #, though. We were anticipating and starting a go around at that point anyway because the aircraft ahead of us was still on the runway. We advised, 'XXX going around,' after the other aircraft xyz responded to the tower that he was going around. (Last month the ord tower mistakenly told the aircraft behind us, at the OM, to go around under these same conditions. I assumed the same thing was happening again.) next we heard another aircraft complain that he had traffic right in front of him. We then saw that it was the aircraft from runway 9R, who was also going around for traffic still on runway, climbing right at us. I told him we'd stay low, and flew down our runway at about 250' until he passed over us and was well clear. A double go around on these intersecting runways is always going to cause this situation. This was our second go around. On the first approach we couldn't get down from our last assigned altitude and abandoned the approach at about 1500'. I think a runway change started the sequencing problems. Another problem though was the tower instructions to all of us on runway 4R to 'roll to the end of the runway and expedite.' not a smart thing to do at night, so most of us probably spent more time on the runway than an earlier turnoff would have required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR SENT AN ACFT AROUND LNDG ON RWY 9R BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC ON RWY. AT THE SAME TIME, AN ACFT LNDG ON RWY 4R DECIDED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC STILL ON RWY. THE FLT PATHS OF THE 2 ACFT CROSSED WITH 1000' OF SEPARATION.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 200' ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 4R AT ORD, WE HEARD THE TWR INSTRUCT, 'GO AROUND.' IT WASN'T OUR FLT #, THOUGH. WE WERE ANTICIPATING AND STARTING A GAR AT THAT POINT ANYWAY BECAUSE THE ACFT AHEAD OF US WAS STILL ON THE RWY. WE ADVISED, 'XXX GOING AROUND,' AFTER THE OTHER ACFT XYZ RESPONDED TO THE TWR THAT HE WAS GOING AROUND. (LAST MONTH THE ORD TWR MISTAKENLY TOLD THE ACFT BEHIND US, AT THE OM, TO GO AROUND UNDER THESE SAME CONDITIONS. I ASSUMED THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN.) NEXT WE HEARD ANOTHER ACFT COMPLAIN THAT HE HAD TFC RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. WE THEN SAW THAT IT WAS THE ACFT FROM RWY 9R, WHO WAS ALSO GOING AROUND FOR TFC STILL ON RWY, CLBING RIGHT AT US. I TOLD HIM WE'D STAY LOW, AND FLEW DOWN OUR RWY AT ABOUT 250' UNTIL HE PASSED OVER US AND WAS WELL CLR. A DOUBLE GAR ON THESE INTERSECTING RWYS IS ALWAYS GOING TO CAUSE THIS SITUATION. THIS WAS OUR SECOND GAR. ON THE FIRST APCH WE COULDN'T GET DOWN FROM OUR LAST ASSIGNED ALT AND ABANDONED THE APCH AT ABOUT 1500'. I THINK A RWY CHANGE STARTED THE SEQUENCING PROBS. ANOTHER PROB THOUGH WAS THE TWR INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL OF US ON RWY 4R TO 'ROLL TO THE END OF THE RWY AND EXPEDITE.' NOT A SMART THING TO DO AT NIGHT, SO MOST OF US PROBABLY SPENT MORE TIME ON THE RWY THAN AN EARLIER TURNOFF WOULD HAVE REQUIRED.

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.

ATCT local controller sent an aircraft around landing on runway 9R because of traffic on runway. At the same time, an aircraft landing on runway 4R decided to go around because of traffic still on runway. The flight paths of the 2 aircraft crossed with 1000' of separation.