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Close proximity government small transport running navigation checks at dca and air carrier large transport taxiing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 176082 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing : go around |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 176082 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
As the PIC in the right seat not flying on board flight check 4/sat/91 making a low approach to runway 15 at dca on the lda/DME runway 18 approach. We were flight checking the lda/DME runway 18 approach all day. On this approach, dca tower cleared us to land runway 18 and I told tower it was only a low approach to runway 15 and tower cleared us low approach. Approximately 1 mi from the approach end runway 15 at 300', I noticed an air carrier large transport start crossing runway 15 on taxiway K. I immediately instructed my copilot to start climbing and our altitude was about 200' MSL. Then tower told us to go around. Air traffic and tower were working a large number of aircraft, plus our procedures making low approachs to runway 15, and earlier we had to land on runway 18. May have caused a considerable amount of confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX GOV SMT RUNNING NAVIGATION CHECKS AT DCA AND ACR LGT TAXIING.
Narrative: AS THE PIC IN THE RIGHT SEAT NOT FLYING ON BOARD FLT CHK 4/SAT/91 MAKING A LOW APCH TO RWY 15 AT DCA ON THE LDA/DME RWY 18 APCH. WE WERE FLT CHKING THE LDA/DME RWY 18 APCH ALL DAY. ON THIS APCH, DCA TWR CLRED US TO LAND RWY 18 AND I TOLD TWR IT WAS ONLY A LOW APCH TO RWY 15 AND TWR CLRED US LOW APCH. APPROX 1 MI FROM THE APCH END RWY 15 AT 300', I NOTICED AN ACR LGT START XING RWY 15 ON TXWY K. I IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCTED MY COPLT TO START CLBING AND OUR ALT WAS ABOUT 200' MSL. THEN TWR TOLD US TO GO AROUND. AIR TFC AND TWR WERE WORKING A LARGE NUMBER OF ACFT, PLUS OUR PROCS MAKING LOW APCHS TO RWY 15, AND EARLIER WE HAD TO LAND ON RWY 18. MAY HAVE CAUSED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CONFUSION.
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.