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Close proximity commuter-light transport GA-small aircraft during destination to land runway 6R at day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 181166 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : day tower : day |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 181166 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation Operational Error |
Narrative:
We responded to day approach control query, that the day airport was in sight and we were cleared straight in visibility to runway 06R from approximately 8 mi out. At approximately 4-5 mi out, day approach announced that another company aircraft was visibility to 06L day, and an small aircraft was being guided by day approach to set up for a right base to 06R to follow us. We were told to contact tower before we could respond that we did not have the small aircraft in sight. We had heard day approach advising the small aircraft or our altitude and position in an attempt to ensure the small aircraft had seen us in preparation to follow. As we switched to day tower (119.9), tower anxiously announced that the small aircraft was at our at 2500' MSL and less than 1/2 mi and closing. We stated that he was not in sight. Tower issued 'fast forward' instructions to us and we complied. At the last second, we glimpsed the small aircraft just off our right wing and slightly aft and high, and pointed in our direction. The small aircraft was being direct by approach control (118.0) at this time and we were on tower 119.9. I don't believe the small aircraft correctly idented us as the aircraft to follow until almost too late and approach control's vectors aimed him right at us, too closely. The condition was twilight, XX35 edst, and looking east toward day it was difficult to see traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX COMMUTER-LTT GA-SMA DURING DESTINATION TO LAND RWY 6R AT DAY.
Narrative: WE RESPONDED TO DAY APCH CTL QUERY, THAT THE DAY ARPT WAS IN SIGHT AND WE WERE CLRED STRAIGHT IN VIS TO RWY 06R FROM APPROX 8 MI OUT. AT APPROX 4-5 MI OUT, DAY APCH ANNOUNCED THAT ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT WAS VIS TO 06L DAY, AND AN SMA WAS BEING GUIDED BY DAY APCH TO SET UP FOR A RIGHT BASE TO 06R TO FOLLOW US. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT TWR BEFORE WE COULD RESPOND THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE SMA IN SIGHT. WE HAD HEARD DAY APCH ADVISING THE SMA OR OUR ALT AND POS IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THE SMA HAD SEEN US IN PREPARATION TO FOLLOW. AS WE SWITCHED TO DAY TWR (119.9), TWR ANXIOUSLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE SMA WAS AT OUR AT 2500' MSL AND LESS THAN 1/2 MI AND CLOSING. WE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT IN SIGHT. TWR ISSUED 'FAST FORWARD' INSTRUCTIONS TO US AND WE COMPLIED. AT THE LAST SECOND, WE GLIMPSED THE SMA JUST OFF OUR RIGHT WING AND SLIGHTLY AFT AND HIGH, AND POINTED IN OUR DIRECTION. THE SMA WAS BEING DIRECT BY APCH CTL (118.0) AT THIS TIME AND WE WERE ON TWR 119.9. I DON'T BELIEVE THE SMA CORRECTLY IDENTED US AS THE ACFT TO FOLLOW UNTIL ALMOST TOO LATE AND APCH CTL'S VECTORS AIMED HIM RIGHT AT US, TOO CLOSELY. THE CONDITION WAS TWILIGHT, XX35 EDST, AND LOOKING E TOWARD DAY IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE TFC.
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.