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A 'MEA culpa' by an air carrier PIC regarding the nonstandard use of aircraft equipment procedures as mandated by airline management policy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 259591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Tower was working a traffic reporter helicopter which was close to final approach. We were aware of each other and visual with each other. Helicopter was maneuvering to stay clear of our flight path. Approaching 500 ft AGL. TCASII gave 'climb' RA. Since we had traffic in sight and he was no problem, I elected to continue to land. Also, considering that a go around at ord is very undesirable from a safety standpoint, with traffic landing on 2 other runways, and departing from at least 2 runways, I should have had the TCASII set to 'TA' only.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A 'MEA CULPA' BY AN ACR PIC REGARDING THE NONSTANDARD USE OF ACFT EQUIP PROCS AS MANDATED BY AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY.
Narrative: TWR WAS WORKING A TFC RPTR HELI WHICH WAS CLOSE TO FINAL APCH. WE WERE AWARE OF EACH OTHER AND VISUAL WITH EACH OTHER. HELI WAS MANEUVERING TO STAY CLR OF OUR FLT PATH. APCHING 500 FT AGL. TCASII GAVE 'CLB' RA. SINCE WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT AND HE WAS NO PROB, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO LAND. ALSO, CONSIDERING THAT A GAR AT ORD IS VERY UNDESIRABLE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, WITH TFC LNDG ON 2 OTHER RWYS, AND DEPARTING FROM AT LEAST 2 RWYS, I SHOULD HAVE HAD THE TCASII SET TO 'TA' ONLY.
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.