Air carrier pilot complains about being passed on final by traffic for the parallel runway.

Attributes
ACN	170180
Time
Date	199102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont tracon : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18025 flight time type : 11662
ASRS Report	170180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared for a visibility to follow a heavy air carrier widebody transport Y 16 mi out. Then we were told to reduce to final approach speed behind the heavy Y. An air carrier medium large transport Z, was cleared for a visibility to runway 26R and reported us in sight. About over petis he passed us up on the right side. We had no idea he was going to pass us. The first indication we had was when our cockpit became illuminated from his landing lights. The first time I saw him, he appeared to be in a right bank, close north, on our right side. He then did a left turn to line up on final. There is no reason to compress traffic like this. I feel as though both the controller and medium large transport Z pilot were negligent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT BEING PASSED ON FINAL BY TRAFFIC FOR THE PARALLEL RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VIS TO FOLLOW A HVY ACR WDB Y 16 MI OUT. THEN WE WERE TOLD TO REDUCE TO FINAL APCH SPD BEHIND THE HVY Y. AN ACR MLG Z, WAS CLRED FOR A VIS TO RWY 26R AND RPTED US IN SIGHT. ABOUT OVER PETIS HE PASSED US UP ON THE R SIDE. WE HAD NO IDEA HE WAS GOING TO PASS US. THE FIRST INDICATION WE HAD WAS WHEN OUR COCKPIT BECAME ILLUMINATED FROM HIS LNDG LIGHTS. THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM, HE APPEARED TO BE IN A R BANK, CLOSE N, ON OUR R SIDE. HE THEN DID A L TURN TO LINE UP ON FINAL. THERE IS NO REASON TO COMPRESS TFC LIKE THIS. I FEEL AS THOUGH BOTH THE CTLR AND MLG Z PLT WERE NEGLIGENT.

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.