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Flight crew of large transport air carrier aircraft had an alleged conflict with small aircraft banner-towing aircraft during final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 225006 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 14500 |
| ASRS Report | 225006 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 224910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The flight had been cleared for a runway 26L pwrplant visual approach. On final approach, we received an RA for an aircraft slightly south of 26L centerline. Tower finally informed us that an small aircraft aircraft towing a banner was at 2100 ft MSL about the time the aircraft passed by our left wingtip at about 2000 ft MSL. It had cleared our final approach course and elected to not take action on the RA. The final approach course was clear. The aircraft was about 1/2 mi off our left wing at our altitude and I feel it could be classified as a near miss. TRACON told us nothing about the traffic and the tower controller was slow in pointing out the traffic. Bad timing if nothing else.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LGT ACR ACFT HAD AN ALLEGED CONFLICT WITH SMA BANNER-TOWING ACFT DURING FINAL APCH.
Narrative: THE FLT HAD BEEN CLRED FOR A RWY 26L PWRPLANT VISUAL APCH. ON FINAL APCH, WE RECEIVED AN RA FOR AN ACFT SLIGHTLY S OF 26L CTRLINE. TWR FINALLY INFORMED US THAT AN SMA ACFT TOWING A BANNER WAS AT 2100 FT MSL ABOUT THE TIME THE ACFT PASSED BY OUR L WINGTIP AT ABOUT 2000 FT MSL. IT HAD CLRED OUR FINAL APCH COURSE AND ELECTED TO NOT TAKE ACTION ON THE RA. THE FINAL APCH COURSE WAS CLR. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI OFF OUR L WING AT OUR ALT AND I FEEL IT COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A NEAR MISS. TRACON TOLD US NOTHING ABOUT THE TFC AND THE TWR CTLR WAS SLOW IN POINTING OUT THE TFC. BAD TIMING IF NOTHING ELSE.
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.