<< >> NASA ASRS Report 313630, August 1995

Unauthorized landing unauthorized runway. Air carrier on approach executes a go around when another air carrier lands on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	313630
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mex
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mex tower : mex
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	313630
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to land on runway 23L, but another aircraft was on the runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was flying a B757-200 on an approach to runway 23L in mexico city when he saw another aircraft on the runway. After completing a go around the approach controller said that the other aircraft was cleared to land on runway 23R. The other aircraft was a B767-200 and the captain saw it about 2 mi out on final. He said that he started the go around at that time and passed over the approach end of the runway about 1000 ft AGL. He was unsure how close he came to the B767-200, but assumed that he was even higher when he passed over it since he had continued his climb. The controller did not explain further how the aircraft was allowed to land on the wrong runway without any warning to it or to the reporter. The WX was good, but a haze layer somewhat restr visibility.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG UNAUTH RWY. ACR ON APCH EXECUTES A GAR WHEN ANOTHER ACR LANDS ON THE RWY.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 23L, BUT ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON THE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING A B757-200 ON AN APCH TO RWY 23L IN MEXICO CITY WHEN HE SAW ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY. AFTER COMPLETING A GAR THE APCH CTLR SAID THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 23R. THE OTHER ACFT WAS A B767-200 AND THE CAPT SAW IT ABOUT 2 MI OUT ON FINAL. HE SAID THAT HE STARTED THE GAR AT THAT TIME AND PASSED OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY ABOUT 1000 FT AGL. HE WAS UNSURE HOW CLOSE HE CAME TO THE B767-200, BUT ASSUMED THAT HE WAS EVEN HIGHER WHEN HE PASSED OVER IT SINCE HE HAD CONTINUED HIS CLB. THE CTLR DID NOT EXPLAIN FURTHER HOW THE ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO LAND ON THE WRONG RWY WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO IT OR TO THE RPTR. THE WX WAS GOOD, BUT A HAZE LAYER SOMEWHAT RESTR VISIBILITY.

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.