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Close proximity commuter-light transport GA-small aircraft both on visual approachs to parallel runways at fat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 192380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fat tower : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| 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 : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 192380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On approach to fresno, ca, ILS 29R, fresno approach called small aircraft traffic to us 12 mi from the airport. He was at 2600 ft and at 10 O'clock position. We were at 3000 ft. We told approach that the traffic was not in sight. The small aircraft traffic confirmed to approach that he had us in sight. We then were transferred to fresno tower. Fresno tower reconfirmed with the small aircraft that he had us in sight. We advised tower that we still did not have the traffic in sight. We were cleared to land 29R and he was cleared for 29L. At 6 mi and 1700 ft, we saw the small aircraft traffic on a collision course of about 1000 ft horizontally and 200 ft vertical separation (he was above us). We made immediate evasive maneuvers (35 degree right bank, 10 degree nose down pitch, off localizer). The small aircraft traffic appeared to make a 90 degree turn to the right with a hard left bank once passing through the localizer. After we had passed him and he was behind us, we reintercepted the localizer and landed without incident. We believe the small aircraft did not have us or the airport in sight. We believe this was a major factor that contributed to this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX COMMUTER-LTT GA-SMA BOTH ON VISUAL APCHS TO PARALLEL RWYS AT FAT.
Narrative: ON APCH TO FRESNO, CA, ILS 29R, FRESNO APCH CALLED SMA TFC TO US 12 MI FROM THE ARPT. HE WAS AT 2600 FT AND AT 10 O'CLOCK POS. WE WERE AT 3000 FT. WE TOLD APCH THAT THE TFC WAS NOT IN SIGHT. THE SMA TFC CONFIRMED TO APCH THAT HE HAD US IN SIGHT. WE THEN WERE TRANSFERRED TO FRESNO TWR. FRESNO TWR RECONFIRMED WITH THE SMA THAT HE HAD US IN SIGHT. WE ADVISED TWR THAT WE STILL DID NOT HAVE THE TFC IN SIGHT. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND 29R AND HE WAS CLRED FOR 29L. AT 6 MI AND 1700 FT, WE SAW THE SMA TFC ON A COLLISION COURSE OF ABOUT 1000 FT HORIZLY AND 200 FT VERT SEPARATION (HE WAS ABOVE US). WE MADE IMMEDIATE EVASIVE MANEUVERS (35 DEG R BANK, 10 DEG NOSE DOWN PITCH, OFF LOC). THE SMA TFC APPEARED TO MAKE A 90 DEG TURN TO THE R WITH A HARD L BANK ONCE PASSING THROUGH THE LOC. AFTER WE HAD PASSED HIM AND HE WAS BEHIND US, WE REINTERCEPTED THE LOC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE BELIEVE THE SMA DID NOT HAVE US OR THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE BELIEVE THIS WAS A MAJOR FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.
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.