Operational deviation pilot deviation between reporter's aircraft and another air carrier.

Attributes
ACN	291256
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	291256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

After being cleared for a visual approach to runway 22L at ewr and descending through approximately 1800-1700 ft and approximately 5-6 mi out, another carrier's dc-9 which was on a close-in left downwind started a base turn for the same runway. We received a TA from the TCASII at about the same time we made visual contact. The traffic was at approximately 10-11 O'clock and estimated to be about 2 - 2 1/2 mi. The TCASII showed 200 ft descending vertical separation. We immediately began a straight ahead climb while maintaining visual contact. Shortly after starting the climb, we received an RA to climb as well as several climb commands from the controller. At 2300 ft MSL, TCASII issued a clear of conflict and we leveled off. Controller then had us climb to 2500 ft and commenced vectors to another approach. Other aircraft had continued approach and landed. In subsequent conversation with tower and approach controllers, it was found that other aircraft had been on a visual approach prior to us and for reasons unknown, was not in a position to land. He broke off the approach and tower had him in a downwind and cleared him for a visual approach behind us. However, he confused us for an aircraft that landed ahead of us causing him to turn in in front of us. Also, tower did not communicate with approach control, so they had no contact with, nor did they know what other aircraft was doing. ATC admitted fault in this situation as tower should have turned other aircraft back over to approach or at least advised them as to what they were doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPDEV PLTDEV BTWN RPTR'S ACFT AND ANOTHER ACR.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22L AT EWR AND DSNDING THROUGH APPROX 1800-1700 FT AND APPROX 5-6 MI OUT, ANOTHER CARRIER'S DC-9 WHICH WAS ON A CLOSE-IN L DOWNWIND STARTED A BASE TURN FOR THE SAME RWY. WE RECEIVED A TA FROM THE TCASII AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE MADE VISUAL CONTACT. THE TFC WAS AT APPROX 10-11 O'CLOCK AND ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 2 - 2 1/2 MI. THE TCASII SHOWED 200 FT DSNDING VERT SEPARATION. WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A STRAIGHT AHEAD CLB WHILE MAINTAINING VISUAL CONTACT. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CLB, WE RECEIVED AN RA TO CLB AS WELL AS SEVERAL CLB COMMANDS FROM THE CTLR. AT 2300 FT MSL, TCASII ISSUED A CLR OF CONFLICT AND WE LEVELED OFF. CTLR THEN HAD US CLB TO 2500 FT AND COMMENCED VECTORS TO ANOTHER APCH. OTHER ACFT HAD CONTINUED APCH AND LANDED. IN SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION WITH TWR AND APCH CTLRS, IT WAS FOUND THAT OTHER ACFT HAD BEEN ON A VISUAL APCH PRIOR TO US AND FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, WAS NOT IN A POS TO LAND. HE BROKE OFF THE APCH AND TWR HAD HIM IN A DOWNWIND AND CLRED HIM FOR A VISUAL APCH BEHIND US. HOWEVER, HE CONFUSED US FOR AN ACFT THAT LANDED AHEAD OF US CAUSING HIM TO TURN IN IN FRONT OF US. ALSO, TWR DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH APCH CTL, SO THEY HAD NO CONTACT WITH, NOR DID THEY KNOW WHAT OTHER ACFT WAS DOING. ATC ADMITTED FAULT IN THIS SIT AS TWR SHOULD HAVE TURNED OTHER ACFT BACK OVER TO APCH OR AT LEAST ADVISED THEM AS TO WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

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.