An evasive action go around necessitates a public address announcement during the sterile cockpit pe...

Attributes
ACN	301181
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing : go around other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10900 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	301181
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 7000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Go around from 300 ft AGL due commuter ahead very slow clearing runway. After go around procedure was complete, and with stable altitude/speed/heading, I made a 15 second PA advising the airplane was ok and my intentions. Prior to departure, we had a maintenance delay of nearly an hour and I knew we had at least a dozen very angry passenger and I figured a go around obviously not WX related might upset some of the white-knuckle types. Under the circumstances, I felt a very short PA to calm everyone and keep them in their seats was appropriate. If we had to work in with other traffic (plenty of fuel), someone might have gotten up which would have been more distraction for the cockpit crew than my PA. As it was, we came right back for a normal landing (and cleared much sooner than the commuter had). I do not feel that my short PA violated the intent of 'sterile cockpit.' someone in authority/authorized might disagree.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EVASIVE ACTION GAR NECESSITATES A PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THE STERILE COCKPIT PERIOD.

Narrative: GAR FROM 300 FT AGL DUE COMMUTER AHEAD VERY SLOW CLRING RWY. AFTER GAR PROC WAS COMPLETE, AND WITH STABLE ALT/SPD/HDG, I MADE A 15 SECOND PA ADVISING THE AIRPLANE WAS OK AND MY INTENTIONS. PRIOR TO DEP, WE HAD A MAINT DELAY OF NEARLY AN HR AND I KNEW WE HAD AT LEAST A DOZEN VERY ANGRY PAX AND I FIGURED A GAR OBVIOUSLY NOT WX RELATED MIGHT UPSET SOME OF THE WHITE-KNUCKLE TYPES. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I FELT A VERY SHORT PA TO CALM EVERYONE AND KEEP THEM IN THEIR SEATS WAS APPROPRIATE. IF WE HAD TO WORK IN WITH OTHER TFC (PLENTY OF FUEL), SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN UP WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DISTR FOR THE COCKPIT CREW THAN MY PA. AS IT WAS, WE CAME RIGHT BACK FOR A NORMAL LNDG (AND CLRED MUCH SOONER THAN THE COMMUTER HAD). I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY SHORT PA VIOLATED THE INTENT OF 'STERILE COCKPIT.' SOMEONE IN AUTH MIGHT DISAGREE.

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.

An evasive action go around necessitates a public address announcement during the sterile cockpit period.