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Attributes | |
ACN | 246407 |
Time | |
Date | 199307 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 246407 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was advised contact tower on 126.55 and maintain speed necessary for separation from light transport ahead. Visual approach to runway 17L. At jiffy 7.2 DME I saw a target on TCASII entering the 2 mi segment at 500 ft above on our left. I called it to captain's attention. He stated that he saw the aircraft turning to final on our left. The target was amber in color and closed from our left quarter and vertically. I was accelerating forward and vertically when the target turned red and TCASII indicated 100 ft directly above. The TCASII commanded 'descend,' which I was already doing. When the TCASII announced clear of conflict, I received a GS warning and I was closing on light transport. Captain asked the tower about traffic behind us. The tower advised that the traffic was following us visually to land on 13L (at this point believe that the traffic (atx Y) was incorrectly following the light transport ahead of us). The traffic again became a conflict as it appeared within the circle and directly above. It moved to our left front and within 100 ft. When the TCASII again commanded 'descend,' I was again increasing speed and vertical descent. We were closing on the light transport and again received a GS warning. We received a clear of conflict announcement. Captain again asked about the traffic behind us. Another controller came on (I believe to be the final controller) and sounded very irritated when he said 'we told you that the traffic was following you and we have both of you in sight.' we landed and exited at the highspd to intersection 27. When we turned north on lima, we saw that the atx Y was taxiing north on runway 13L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X TCASII RA ON FINAL APCH HAD NMAC WITH ATX Y. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.
Narrative: ACR X WAS ADVISED CONTACT TWR ON 126.55 AND MAINTAIN SPD NECESSARY FOR SEPARATION FROM LTT AHEAD. VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17L. AT JIFFY 7.2 DME I SAW A TARGET ON TCASII ENTERING THE 2 MI SEGMENT AT 500 FT ABOVE ON OUR L. I CALLED IT TO CAPT'S ATTN. HE STATED THAT HE SAW THE ACFT TURNING TO FINAL ON OUR L. THE TARGET WAS AMBER IN COLOR AND CLOSED FROM OUR L QUARTER AND VERTICALLY. I WAS ACCELERATING FORWARD AND VERTICALLY WHEN THE TARGET TURNED RED AND TCASII INDICATED 100 FT DIRECTLY ABOVE. THE TCASII COMMANDED 'DSND,' WHICH I WAS ALREADY DOING. WHEN THE TCASII ANNOUNCED CLR OF CONFLICT, I RECEIVED A GS WARNING AND I WAS CLOSING ON LTT. CAPT ASKED THE TWR ABOUT TFC BEHIND US. THE TWR ADVISED THAT THE TFC WAS FOLLOWING US VISUALLY TO LAND ON 13L (AT THIS POINT BELIEVE THAT THE TFC (ATX Y) WAS INCORRECTLY FOLLOWING THE LTT AHEAD OF US). THE TFC AGAIN BECAME A CONFLICT AS IT APPEARED WITHIN THE CIRCLE AND DIRECTLY ABOVE. IT MOVED TO OUR L FRONT AND WITHIN 100 FT. WHEN THE TCASII AGAIN COMMANDED 'DSND,' I WAS AGAIN INCREASING SPD AND VERT DSCNT. WE WERE CLOSING ON THE LTT AND AGAIN RECEIVED A GS WARNING. WE RECEIVED A CLR OF CONFLICT ANNOUNCEMENT. CAPT AGAIN ASKED ABOUT THE TFC BEHIND US. ANOTHER CTLR CAME ON (I BELIEVE TO BE THE FINAL CTLR) AND SOUNDED VERY IRRITATED WHEN HE SAID 'WE TOLD YOU THAT THE TFC WAS FOLLOWING YOU AND WE HAVE BOTH OF YOU IN SIGHT.' WE LANDED AND EXITED AT THE HIGHSPD TO INTXN 27. WHEN WE TURNED N ON LIMA, WE SAW THAT THE ATX Y WAS TAXIING N ON RWY 13L.
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.