Commuter flies through final and creates TCASII alert for a 727.

Attributes
ACN	301575
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	301575
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

While on a downwind leg for runway 17 at mco at 5000 ft, approach advised us to turn left to 270 degrees and descend to 3000 ft. Several seconds later we were cleared for a visual approach. As we were descending and turning through a scattered layer with light rain we saw that we were already through final. ATC handed us over to tower frequency 118.45 who advised us we were through final. I told him it was due to a late clearance. He said ok! A 727 flight received a TCASII resolution. I called approach by phone on the ground and spoke to a controller who said it was no real problem but that the strong wind out of the east, as well as the late clearance added to the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLIES THROUGH FINAL AND CREATES TCASII ALERT FOR A 727.

Narrative: WHILE ON A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 17 AT MCO AT 5000 FT, APCH ADVISED US TO TURN L TO 270 DEGS AND DSND TO 3000 FT. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. AS WE WERE DSNDING AND TURNING THROUGH A SCATTERED LAYER WITH LIGHT RAIN WE SAW THAT WE WERE ALREADY THROUGH FINAL. ATC HANDED US OVER TO TWR FREQ 118.45 WHO ADVISED US WE WERE THROUGH FINAL. I TOLD HIM IT WAS DUE TO A LATE CLRNC. HE SAID OK! A 727 FLT RECEIVED A TCASII RESOLUTION. I CALLED APCH BY PHONE ON THE GND AND SPOKE TO A CTLR WHO SAID IT WAS NO REAL PROB BUT THAT THE STRONG WIND OUT OF THE E, AS WELL AS THE LATE CLRNC ADDED TO THE PROB.

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.