Approach evaluation.

Attributes
ACN	306098
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	306098
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

I refused approach because in a B-747-400 my minimum speed on final is about 160 KTS. It is not possible to accept the no passing restr with aircraft with 120 KTS final approach speed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH EVALUATION.

Narrative: I REFUSED APCH BECAUSE IN A B-747-400 MY MINIMUM SPD ON FINAL IS ABOUT 160 KTS. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ACCEPT THE NO PASSING RESTR WITH ACFT WITH 120 KTS FINAL APCH SPD.

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.