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A320 captain reported after an ATC requested go-around; they encountered TA while on the return visual approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1651399 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170.1 Flight Crew Total 17006.6 Flight Crew Type 6767.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
We were being vectored for a visual at ZZZ following a go-around. ATC instructed us to descend to 4;000 [feet]. I started a V/south descent; at about 4;600 feet; ATC advised 'stop descent; traffic alert 11 o'clock; 1 mile altitude indicates 3;700 [feet]' I clicked off the autopilot and leveled off at 4;500 feet. About the same time; TCAS issued a 'traffic traffic' call. We sighted the VFR aircraft; which appeared to be close off our left; and maintained visual separation as instructed by ATC. Our recommended procedure of selecting TA on simultaneous parallel approaches (ZZZ 10-7) sets us up for not having TCAS ras available following a go-around. We aren't trained; nor did I ever think about; going back to TA/RA after our tower instructed go-around. It wasn't until we heard 'traffic traffic' that I remembered we were still in TA. This incident followed a go-around; and we were extremely busy setting up for a new approach to a different runway. We were never closer than 500 feet from the VFR aircraft to the best of my recollection but was still surprised by the proximity of the VFR aircraft. Shortly after ATC advised us to descend to 4;000 feet. Then cleared us for the visual approach [runway] xxl. I contacted the [chief pilot] to report the incident shortly after we landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported after an ATC requested go-around; they encountered TA while on the return visual approach.
Narrative: We were being vectored for a visual at ZZZ following a go-around. ATC instructed us to descend to 4;000 [feet]. I started a V/S descent; at about 4;600 feet; ATC advised 'Stop descent; traffic alert 11 o'clock; 1 mile altitude indicates 3;700 [feet]' I clicked off the autopilot and leveled off at 4;500 feet. About the same time; TCAS issued a 'traffic traffic' call. We sighted the VFR aircraft; which appeared to be close off our left; and maintained visual separation as instructed by ATC. Our recommended procedure of selecting TA on simultaneous parallel approaches (ZZZ 10-7) sets us up for not having TCAS RAs available following a go-around. We aren't trained; nor did I ever think about; going back to TA/RA after our Tower instructed go-around. It wasn't until we heard 'traffic traffic' that I remembered we were still in TA. This incident followed a go-around; and we were extremely busy setting up for a new approach to a different runway. We were never closer than 500 feet from the VFR aircraft to the best of my recollection but was still surprised by the proximity of the VFR aircraft. Shortly after ATC advised us to descend to 4;000 feet. then cleared us for the visual approach [Runway] XXL. I contacted the [Chief Pilot] to report the incident shortly after we landed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.