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Air carrier B767-300 on high approach, makes a go around after GPWS sounds off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 314675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 9400 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 314675 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 314674 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
We arrived iad from the northeast, and were assigned runway 1R. ATC had assigned us a southerly heading at 3000 ft, and advised us that we were #5 for approach. Just northeast of the airport, ATC said turn to 240 degree heading and report airport in sight, expect runway 19R. The captain was flying and continued slowing and lowering flaps. We reported airport in sight and requested lower since we were close in. ATC said unable lower. We were cleared for visual and advised to contact tower, but by this time we were high for approach. In order to accommodate ATC and continue for runway 19R we requested s-turns from the tower. About 500 ft AGL the rate of descent had increased to get on GS which caused a GPWS warning. A missed approach was executed, we stayed with tower, made right traffic back to runway 19R and made a normal approach and landing. This situation could have been prevented if ATC had cleared us for approach earlier. Supplemental information from acn 314674: after arriving at my home I called dulles approach control and spoke to a supervisor. I told her about our handling and of being held too high too long and then of having to go around. I suggested that it was not a good performance. She said that she would talk to the controller who worked our flight and share my thoughts with her.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR B767-300 ON HIGH APCH, MAKES A GAR AFTER GPWS SOUNDS OFF.
Narrative: WE ARRIVED IAD FROM THE NE, AND WERE ASSIGNED RWY 1R. ATC HAD ASSIGNED US A SOUTHERLY HDG AT 3000 FT, AND ADVISED US THAT WE WERE #5 FOR APCH. JUST NE OF THE ARPT, ATC SAID TURN TO 240 DEG HDG AND RPT ARPT IN SIGHT, EXPECT RWY 19R. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND CONTINUED SLOWING AND LOWERING FLAPS. WE RPTED ARPT IN SIGHT AND REQUESTED LOWER SINCE WE WERE CLOSE IN. ATC SAID UNABLE LOWER. WE WERE CLRED FOR VISUAL AND ADVISED TO CONTACT TWR, BUT BY THIS TIME WE WERE HIGH FOR APCH. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE ATC AND CONTINUE FOR RWY 19R WE REQUESTED S-TURNS FROM THE TWR. ABOUT 500 FT AGL THE RATE OF DSCNT HAD INCREASED TO GET ON GS WHICH CAUSED A GPWS WARNING. A MISSED APCH WAS EXECUTED, WE STAYED WITH TWR, MADE R TFC BACK TO RWY 19R AND MADE A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF ATC HAD CLRED US FOR APCH EARLIER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 314674: AFTER ARRIVING AT MY HOME I CALLED DULLES APCH CTL AND SPOKE TO A SUPVR. I TOLD HER ABOUT OUR HANDLING AND OF BEING HELD TOO HIGH TOO LONG AND THEN OF HAVING TO GAR. I SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS NOT A GOOD PERFORMANCE. SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD TALK TO THE CTLR WHO WORKED OUR FLT AND SHARE MY THOUGHTS WITH HER.
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.