Air carrier X false TCASII RA while on final approach.

Attributes
ACN	300202
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 5200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	300202
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X - a B737 - was my only traffic. There was no one else within 10 mi of him. X was cleared to land on initial contact 10 mi final. At 4 mi final, 3700 ft, X says his responding to an 'RA' and climbing. I advise him there is no traffic anywhere near him. He continues his climb to 5200 ft and needs a 360 degree for descent to come back and land. He does not tell me where and what the intruder is. I'm glad I had no other traffic. It disturbed me that TCASII caused an unnecessary go around. Tus is a joint use military/civil airport and if X had chosen a busy time to do this unnecessary go around it's probable he would have climbed into F-16's on an overhead approach above him. This type of situation reinforces my fears about TCASII. X was in just the right spot to potentially seriously endanger lives with an erroneous TCASII RA climb. I have grave reservations about TCASII and always have! Thanks for your time and attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X FALSE TCASII RA WHILE ON FINAL APCH.

Narrative: ACR X - A B737 - WAS MY ONLY TFC. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE WITHIN 10 MI OF HIM. X WAS CLRED TO LAND ON INITIAL CONTACT 10 MI FINAL. AT 4 MI FINAL, 3700 FT, X SAYS HIS RESPONDING TO AN 'RA' AND CLBING. I ADVISE HIM THERE IS NO TFC ANYWHERE NEAR HIM. HE CONTINUES HIS CLB TO 5200 FT AND NEEDS A 360 DEG FOR DSCNT TO COME BACK AND LAND. HE DOES NOT TELL ME WHERE AND WHAT THE INTRUDER IS. I'M GLAD I HAD NO OTHER TFC. IT DISTURBED ME THAT TCASII CAUSED AN UNNECESSARY GAR. TUS IS A JOINT USE MIL/CIVIL ARPT AND IF X HAD CHOSEN A BUSY TIME TO DO THIS UNNECESSARY GAR IT'S PROBABLE HE WOULD HAVE CLBED INTO F-16'S ON AN OVERHEAD APCH ABOVE HIM. THIS TYPE OF SIT REINFORCES MY FEARS ABOUT TCASII. X WAS IN JUST THE RIGHT SPOT TO POTENTIALLY SERIOUSLY ENDANGER LIVES WITH AN ERRONEOUS TCASII RA CLB. I HAVE GRAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT TCASII AND ALWAYS HAVE! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTN.

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.