Air carrier X TCASII TA made go around. False TCASII targets. Non adherence to ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	257338
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdu artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	257338
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X on 1/4 NM final at 300 ft stated, 'I am getting a lot of TCASII targets here. We're going to take it around.' there weren't any aircraft in the area, he was over the approach lights. He was then assigned a 035 degree heading and told to contact departure. He said 'how about I stay with you.' while he was saying this he was going through his assigned heading. He had to be reassigned the heading and told to contact departure. This very same aircraft had requested the overhead approach. All of this delayed departures while I had to straighten him out. Then, as he landed and rolled out, he said, 'I guess you boys have been bothered by a lot of these RA's today.' this was all brought on by the fact that air carrier flight attendants were on strike and were picketing at the airport. This flight crew was trying to show their sympathy for the flight attendants at the cost and risk of all others. This was unprofessional and unsafe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII TA MADE GAR. FALSE TCASII TARGETS. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: ACR X ON 1/4 NM FINAL AT 300 FT STATED, 'I AM GETTING A LOT OF TCASII TARGETS HERE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT AROUND.' THERE WEREN'T ANY ACFT IN THE AREA, HE WAS OVER THE APCH LIGHTS. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED A 035 DEG HDG AND TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. HE SAID 'HOW ABOUT I STAY WITH YOU.' WHILE HE WAS SAYING THIS HE WAS GOING THROUGH HIS ASSIGNED HDG. HE HAD TO BE REASSIGNED THE HDG AND TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. THIS VERY SAME ACFT HAD REQUESTED THE OVERHEAD APCH. ALL OF THIS DELAYED DEPS WHILE I HAD TO STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT. THEN, AS HE LANDED AND ROLLED OUT, HE SAID, 'I GUESS YOU BOYS HAVE BEEN BOTHERED BY A LOT OF THESE RA'S TODAY.' THIS WAS ALL BROUGHT ON BY THE FACT THAT ACR FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ON STRIKE AND WERE PICKETING AT THE ARPT. THIS FLC WAS TRYING TO SHOW THEIR SYMPATHY FOR THE FLT ATTENDANTS AT THE COST AND RISK OF ALL OTHERS. THIS WAS UNPROFESSIONAL AND UNSAFE.

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.