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Md-11 same runway landing over southwest-3 holding in position. System error. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298265 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Merlin III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 298265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error |
Narrative:
Volume of traffic on frequency was extremely heavy due to several positions not being opened, a southwest-3 was positioned on runway 35R with an MD11 on a 5 mi final. Correct phraseology was not used due to workload. Several more distrs occurred an air carrier departed runway 35L and tagged up on the wrong call sign because the flight plan timed out. I proceeded to coordinate as required with the departure controller to advise of the mistake. They called back 6 times verifying everything. Due to a lack of a cabin attendant coordinator being opened, I did everything I then realized the southwest-3 was still on the arrival runway 35R and the MD11 on 1/3 mi final. I proceeded to attempt to send them around but used the wrong call sign due to their tag dropping off. They proceeded to land around 1500 ft down the runway unaware of the event. FAA management failed to open 2 critical positions, a runway 31R controller to work those arrs and a coordinator due to the lack of room in the center tower. All controller's proficiency is lacking at this facility due to rotating between 3 towers and the visual scan is completely different and equipment placement also in each tower. Pilots need to be more aware of their surroundings. MD11 never heard me put this airplane in position right after I cleared them to land. We need help too, we're only human.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-11 SAME RWY LNDG OVER SW-3 HOLDING IN POS. SYS ERROR. NMAC.
Narrative: VOLUME OF TFC ON FREQ WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY DUE TO SEVERAL POSITIONS NOT BEING OPENED, A SW-3 WAS POSITIONED ON RWY 35R WITH AN MD11 ON A 5 MI FINAL. CORRECT PHRASEOLOGY WAS NOT USED DUE TO WORKLOAD. SEVERAL MORE DISTRS OCCURRED AN ACR DEPARTED RWY 35L AND TAGGED UP ON THE WRONG CALL SIGN BECAUSE THE FLT PLAN TIMED OUT. I PROCEEDED TO COORDINATE AS REQUIRED WITH THE DEP CTLR TO ADVISE OF THE MISTAKE. THEY CALLED BACK 6 TIMES VERIFYING EVERYTHING. DUE TO A LACK OF A CAB COORDINATOR BEING OPENED, I DID EVERYTHING I THEN REALIZED THE SW-3 WAS STILL ON THE ARR RWY 35R AND THE MD11 ON 1/3 MI FINAL. I PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT TO SEND THEM AROUND BUT USED THE WRONG CALL SIGN DUE TO THEIR TAG DROPPING OFF. THEY PROCEEDED TO LAND AROUND 1500 FT DOWN THE RWY UNAWARE OF THE EVENT. FAA MGMNT FAILED TO OPEN 2 CRITICAL POSITIONS, A RWY 31R CTLR TO WORK THOSE ARRS AND A COORDINATOR DUE TO THE LACK OF ROOM IN THE CTR TWR. ALL CTLR'S PROFICIENCY IS LACKING AT THIS FACILITY DUE TO ROTATING BTWN 3 TWRS AND THE VISUAL SCAN IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND EQUIP PLACEMENT ALSO IN EACH TWR. PLTS NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS. MD11 NEVER HEARD ME PUT THIS AIRPLANE IN POS RIGHT AFTER I CLRED THEM TO LAND. WE NEED HELP TOO, WE'RE ONLY HUMAN.
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.