Lax multiple runway operation parallel runways visual approach. Foreign air carrier Y, widebody tran...

Attributes
ACN	202728
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	202728
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X on downwind from smo VOR we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 24R at lax. Our traffic was foreign air carrier Y widebody transport, side stepping to land on runway 24L. With the traffic in sight I executed my approach to be abeam and slightly higher than the widebody transport to avoid his wake turbulence. As I prepared to land the widebody transport was not visible on my left because a first officer cannot see out the left side of the aircraft. Apparently the widebody transport did not execute a proper side step and was close aboard. I could not see the situation developing on the left side of the aircraft. The widebody transport executed a missed approach. Supplemental information from acn 202744: we were holding short of runway 24L, for departure and on tower frequency, the captain, and myself observed our company air carrier X over the threshold of runway 24R at approximately 150 to 200 ft AGL in landing confign and about to flare with a foreign widebody transport approximately 100-150 ft above and 200-300 ft behind min at a greater speed. A collision looked about to happen! The tower controller was in what seemed a normal voice was asking the widebody transport if he had runway 24L in sight visually for landing. The response was what seemed as a very strained person in either broken english or fracture speech. The widebody transport at this point (air carrier X 100 +\- AGL 200 to 300 down the runway and the widebody transport 100 ft above (directly) the air carrier X) appeared to be rotating up while retracting the gear in a go around - the tower controller stated 'air carrier Y are you going around?' at this point the separation increased and the conflict ended - all I can add at this time is that from what I observed - the widebody transport was obviously 'screwed up' but in the end saved a 'mid-air' by the go around - and that from the short duration of tower conversation we heard. The controller was doing 'nothing' to prevent the near miss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAX MULTIPLE RWY OP PARALLEL RWYS VISUAL APCH. FOREIGN ACR Y, WDB, NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC (APCH TO WRONG RWY) HAD NMAC WITH ACR X. PLTDEV. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: ACR X ON DOWNWIND FROM SMO VOR WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT LAX. OUR TFC WAS FOREIGN ACR Y WDB, SIDE STEPPING TO LAND ON RWY 24L. WITH THE TFC IN SIGHT I EXECUTED MY APCH TO BE ABEAM AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE WDB TO AVOID HIS WAKE TURB. AS I PREPARED TO LAND THE WDB WAS NOT VISIBLE ON MY L BECAUSE A FO CANNOT SEE OUT THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. APPARENTLY THE WDB DID NOT EXECUTE A PROPER SIDE STEP AND WAS CLOSE ABOARD. I COULD NOT SEE THE SITUATION DEVELOPING ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE WDB EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 202744: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 24L, FOR DEP AND ON TWR FREQ, THE CAPT, AND MYSELF OBSERVED OUR COMPANY ACR X OVER THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 24R AT APPROX 150 TO 200 FT AGL IN LNDG CONFIGN AND ABOUT TO FLARE WITH A FOREIGN WDB APPROX 100-150 FT ABOVE AND 200-300 FT BEHIND MIN AT A GREATER SPD. A COLLISION LOOKED ABOUT TO HAPPEN! THE TWR CTLR WAS IN WHAT SEEMED A NORMAL VOICE WAS ASKING THE WDB IF HE HAD RWY 24L IN SIGHT VISUALLY FOR LNDG. THE RESPONSE WAS WHAT SEEMED AS A VERY STRAINED PERSON IN EITHER BROKEN ENGLISH OR FRACTURE SPEECH. THE WDB AT THIS POINT (ACR X 100 +\- AGL 200 TO 300 DOWN THE RWY AND THE WDB 100 FT ABOVE (DIRECTLY) THE ACR X) APPEARED TO BE ROTATING UP WHILE RETRACTING THE GEAR IN A GAR - THE TWR CTLR STATED 'ACR Y ARE YOU GOING AROUND?' AT THIS POINT THE SEPARATION INCREASED AND THE CONFLICT ENDED - ALL I CAN ADD AT THIS TIME IS THAT FROM WHAT I OBSERVED - THE WDB WAS OBVIOUSLY 'SCREWED UP' BUT IN THE END SAVED A 'MID-AIR' BY THE GAR - AND THAT FROM THE SHORT DURATION OF TWR CONVERSATION WE HEARD. THE CTLR WAS DOING 'NOTHING' TO PREVENT THE NEAR MISS.

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.

Lax multiple runway operation parallel runways visual approach. Foreign air carrier Y, widebody transport, non adherence to ATC clearance (approach to wrong runway) had near midair collision with air carrier X. Pilot deviation. See and avoid concept.