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Flight crew of a FK100 were pulled off the final approach by ATC 2 times before being vectored for the third approach and a landing in IMC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| 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 | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 336621 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
On first approach to white plains, was on localizer and ATC told me to descend to 3000 ft. At 4700 ft was told to level at 4500 ft and turn right to 270 degrees (final approach course was 160 degrees). As I leveled and started turn, TCASII showed a target 1 mi ahead and at 4000 ft. ATC had put another aircraft in my flight path. Was given a race track pattern to reintercept the localizer to runway 16. At 3000 ft and on localizer, was given a turn off course to the left by ATC. This was a second controller, and he thought white plains was VFR and was going to vector us to another runway. The actual WX was at IFR minimums. When we told him that, we were vectored for a third approach, which was finally completed. ATC supervisor at ZNY was contacted about this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A FK100 WERE PULLED OFF THE FINAL APCH BY ATC 2 TIMES BEFORE BEING VECTORED FOR THE THIRD APCH AND A LNDG IN IMC.
Narrative: ON FIRST APCH TO WHITE PLAINS, WAS ON LOC AND ATC TOLD ME TO DSND TO 3000 FT. AT 4700 FT WAS TOLD TO LEVEL AT 4500 FT AND TURN R TO 270 DEGS (FINAL APCH COURSE WAS 160 DEGS). AS I LEVELED AND STARTED TURN, TCASII SHOWED A TARGET 1 MI AHEAD AND AT 4000 FT. ATC HAD PUT ANOTHER ACFT IN MY FLT PATH. WAS GIVEN A RACE TRACK PATTERN TO REINTERCEPT THE LOC TO RWY 16. AT 3000 FT AND ON LOC, WAS GIVEN A TURN OFF COURSE TO THE L BY ATC. THIS WAS A SECOND CTLR, AND HE THOUGHT WHITE PLAINS WAS VFR AND WAS GOING TO VECTOR US TO ANOTHER RWY. THE ACTUAL WX WAS AT IFR MINIMUMS. WHEN WE TOLD HIM THAT, WE WERE VECTORED FOR A THIRD APCH, WHICH WAS FINALLY COMPLETED. ATC SUPVR AT ZNY WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT.
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.