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Attributes | |
ACN | 337414 |
Time | |
Date | 199605 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mlb |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : mlb |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Merlin IIa/SA-26T |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Lockheed Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 7413 flight time type : 3000 |
ASRS Report | 337414 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 150 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight was originally fpo-mco. Mco closed due to thunderstorms. We held awhile then diverted to mlb, our planned alternate. Patrick approach seemed to be having some difficulty as they gave us a heading that was the reciprocal of intended, followed by a descent clearance from 7000 ft to 1500 ft that was quickly changed to 4000 ft, then left us at 4000 ft for what seemed to be a longer than usual time. I think it had to do with all the ATC actions necessitated by the WX at mco. Got cleared for the ILS back course to runway 27L at mlb. While on approach frequency, heard some discussion about a lear jet coming from the north for landing at mlb. Picked up the lear visually and on TCASII at 1:30 - 2 O'clock, approximately 5 mi. Were turned over to tower while still higher than normal, and mlb tower cleared us to land. We did a couple of necessary cockpit chores and momentarily lost sight of the lear, but knew from what we'd seen and the TCASII that he was close, so we were glad we were a little high for separation. Heard the lear call, after we were cleared to land, wanting a right base entry for runway 27L. Tower said negative, that there was already an aircraft on final cleared to land (us). Shortly thereafter, observed the lear at 3 O'clock, slightly below co-altitude and less than 1 mi coming at us. Simultaneously heard the lear call he had us in sight. It was apparent the lear would pass clear below and behind, although with much less than standard separation, so we slowed our descent to preserve vertical separation and made no other maneuvers. Part of the problem seemed to be a handoff that put the lear in close before he was able to come up on tower frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CONFLICT IN TFC PATTERN. RPTR CLAIMS NMAC, BUT NOT SUBSTANTIATED BY SIT. POSSIBLE LATE HDOF OF CONFLICTING TFC TO TWR, BUT TWR CTLR HAD SEPARATION.
Narrative: FLT WAS ORIGINALLY FPO-MCO. MCO CLOSED DUE TO TSTMS. WE HELD AWHILE THEN DIVERTED TO MLB, OUR PLANNED ALTERNATE. PATRICK APCH SEEMED TO BE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY AS THEY GAVE US A HDG THAT WAS THE RECIPROCAL OF INTENDED, FOLLOWED BY A DSCNT CLRNC FROM 7000 FT TO 1500 FT THAT WAS QUICKLY CHANGED TO 4000 FT, THEN LEFT US AT 4000 FT FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE A LONGER THAN USUAL TIME. I THINK IT HAD TO DO WITH ALL THE ATC ACTIONS NECESSITATED BY THE WX AT MCO. GOT CLRED FOR THE ILS BACK COURSE TO RWY 27L AT MLB. WHILE ON APCH FREQ, HEARD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT A LEAR JET COMING FROM THE N FOR LNDG AT MLB. PICKED UP THE LEAR VISUALLY AND ON TCASII AT 1:30 - 2 O'CLOCK, APPROX 5 MI. WERE TURNED OVER TO TWR WHILE STILL HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND MLB TWR CLRED US TO LAND. WE DID A COUPLE OF NECESSARY COCKPIT CHORES AND MOMENTARILY LOST SIGHT OF THE LEAR, BUT KNEW FROM WHAT WE'D SEEN AND THE TCASII THAT HE WAS CLOSE, SO WE WERE GLAD WE WERE A LITTLE HIGH FOR SEPARATION. HEARD THE LEAR CALL, AFTER WE WERE CLRED TO LAND, WANTING A R BASE ENTRY FOR RWY 27L. TWR SAID NEGATIVE, THAT THERE WAS ALREADY AN ACFT ON FINAL CLRED TO LAND (US). SHORTLY THEREAFTER, OBSERVED THE LEAR AT 3 O'CLOCK, SLIGHTLY BELOW CO-ALT AND LESS THAN 1 MI COMING AT US. SIMULTANEOUSLY HEARD THE LEAR CALL HE HAD US IN SIGHT. IT WAS APPARENT THE LEAR WOULD PASS CLR BELOW AND BEHIND, ALTHOUGH WITH MUCH LTSS, SO WE SLOWED OUR DSCNT TO PRESERVE VERT SEPARATION AND MADE NO OTHER MANEUVERS. PART OF THE PROB SEEMED TO BE A HDOF THAT PUT THE LEAR IN CLOSE BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO COME UP ON TWR FREQ.
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.