Evasive action go around due to close interval on departing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	305675
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	305675
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Tower misjudged my approach speed and cleared another aircraft for takeoff. Aircraft was slow to depart and a go around was necessary. As I executed the go around, the first officer became almost useless. The flaps had been retracted, gear up and tower handed us off to departure with an initial heading and altitude. First officer was not responding to tower, nor did he seem to be responding to my requests that he respond to tower. As I was trying to get first officer back in the loop, the cockpit door opened and the first flight attendant walked in and said 'wow, this is exciting, what's going on?' I'm afraid I lost some of my composure as I yelled at him to get out of the cockpit, and that he wasn't permitted here during takeoff and landing. He retreated. As we leveled off, I managed to get the first officer back involved in the progress of the flight. A normal approach and landing were made. First officer later said he was so involved in watching the departure aircraft that he became oblivious to our situation. I have no real idea why 2 professionals, the first officer and flight attendant, seemingly went brain dead at the same time. I was extremely busy as a single pilot for some time and I never expected a flight attendant to come into the cockpit during a go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EVASIVE ACTION GAR DUE TO CLOSE INTERVAL ON DEPARTING ACFT.

Narrative: TWR MISJUDGED MY APCH SPD AND CLRED ANOTHER ACFT FOR TKOF. ACFT WAS SLOW TO DEPART AND A GAR WAS NECESSARY. AS I EXECUTED THE GAR, THE FO BECAME ALMOST USELESS. THE FLAPS HAD BEEN RETRACTED, GEAR UP AND TWR HANDED US OFF TO DEP WITH AN INITIAL HDG AND ALT. FO WAS NOT RESPONDING TO TWR, NOR DID HE SEEM TO BE RESPONDING TO MY REQUESTS THAT HE RESPOND TO TWR. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET FO BACK IN THE LOOP, THE COCKPIT DOOR OPENED AND THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT WALKED IN AND SAID 'WOW, THIS IS EXCITING, WHAT'S GOING ON?' I'M AFRAID I LOST SOME OF MY COMPOSURE AS I YELLED AT HIM TO GET OUT OF THE COCKPIT, AND THAT HE WASN'T PERMITTED HERE DURING TKOF AND LNDG. HE RETREATED. AS WE LEVELED OFF, I MANAGED TO GET THE FO BACK INVOLVED IN THE PROGRESS OF THE FLT. A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG WERE MADE. FO LATER SAID HE WAS SO INVOLVED IN WATCHING THE DEP ACFT THAT HE BECAME OBLIVIOUS TO OUR SIT. I HAVE NO REAL IDEA WHY 2 PROFESSIONALS, THE FO AND FLT ATTENDANT, SEEMINGLY WENT BRAIN DEAD AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS EXTREMELY BUSY AS A SINGLE PLT FOR SOME TIME AND I NEVER EXPECTED A FLT ATTENDANT TO COME INTO THE COCKPIT DURING A GAR.

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.