Air carrier landing gets a TCASII RA on a copter and makes a go around.

Attributes
ACN	256356
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	256356
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X large transport was on the VOR 13R approach at jfk, turning final (at about 1200 ft MSL). (This approach puts aircraft on a right base leg, then they hopefully see the lead-in lights to the runway.) air carrier X received a TCASII alert on a VFR helicopter Y that was north of the runway 13R final and had air carrier X in sight. Air carrier X said that he never saw the helicopter and executed a go around and started climbing. The helicopter traffic was issued to air carrier X when he was still on base leg. Air carrier X claimed that his TCASII showed the helicopter between him and the approach end of runway 13R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LNDG GETS A TCASII RA ON A COPTER AND MAKES A GAR.

Narrative: ACR X LGT WAS ON THE VOR 13R APCH AT JFK, TURNING FINAL (AT ABOUT 1200 FT MSL). (THIS APCH PUTS ACFT ON A R BASE LEG, THEN THEY HOPEFULLY SEE THE LEAD-IN LIGHTS TO THE RWY.) ACR X RECEIVED A TCASII ALERT ON A VFR HELI Y THAT WAS N OF THE RWY 13R FINAL AND HAD ACR X IN SIGHT. ACR X SAID THAT HE NEVER SAW THE HELI AND EXECUTED A GAR AND STARTED CLBING. THE HELI TFC WAS ISSUED TO ACR X WHEN HE WAS STILL ON BASE LEG. ACR X CLAIMED THAT HIS TCASII SHOWED THE HELI BTWN HIM AND THE APCH END OF RWY 13R.

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.