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Near midair collision between a B757 on a visual approach and an F8 crusader on approach under a loss communication, or tower contact condition. The B757 climbed in response to a TCASII RA and subsequently landed without tower clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna tower : bna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 350323 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : nmac incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On base turn to runway 20R bna, we were cleared for a visual approach by approach control. They also informed us of a crusader aircraft they were controling to our right. I sighted the crusader low and to our right. Approach control was giving the crusader suggested turns away from us, however the crusader did not appear to be responding. Turning final the crusader passed low and behind us, however, we got an RA on our TCASII with a red zone 2000-4000 ft down on our vsi and 'traffic, climb' command. I told the copilot to add power which he did, and we climbed away from the crusader. Approach control was still trying to turn the crusader away from us but I heard no response. I stayed on approach control frequency to monitor what the crusader was doing, so as to avoid any further conflict. We resumed our approach and recaptured the approach profile to runway 20R. We landed uneventfully at bna and then contacted the tower who acknowledged the confusion and said there was 'no problem' with our landing. I called approach control when we got to the gate and they stated the crusader had a radio failure. I told them I was filing a NASA report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A B757 ON A VISUAL APCH AND AN F8 CRUSADER ON APCH UNDER A LOSS COM, OR TWR CONTACT CONDITION. THE B757 CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITHOUT TWR CLRNC.
Narrative: ON BASE TURN TO RWY 20R BNA, WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH BY APCH CTL. THEY ALSO INFORMED US OF A CRUSADER ACFT THEY WERE CTLING TO OUR R. I SIGHTED THE CRUSADER LOW AND TO OUR R. APCH CTL WAS GIVING THE CRUSADER SUGGESTED TURNS AWAY FROM US, HOWEVER THE CRUSADER DID NOT APPEAR TO BE RESPONDING. TURNING FINAL THE CRUSADER PASSED LOW AND BEHIND US, HOWEVER, WE GOT AN RA ON OUR TCASII WITH A RED ZONE 2000-4000 FT DOWN ON OUR VSI AND 'TFC, CLB' COMMAND. I TOLD THE COPLT TO ADD PWR WHICH HE DID, AND WE CLBED AWAY FROM THE CRUSADER. APCH CTL WAS STILL TRYING TO TURN THE CRUSADER AWAY FROM US BUT I HEARD NO RESPONSE. I STAYED ON APCH CTL FREQ TO MONITOR WHAT THE CRUSADER WAS DOING, SO AS TO AVOID ANY FURTHER CONFLICT. WE RESUMED OUR APCH AND RECAPTURED THE APCH PROFILE TO RWY 20R. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT BNA AND THEN CONTACTED THE TWR WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONFUSION AND SAID THERE WAS 'NO PROB' WITH OUR LNDG. I CALLED APCH CTL WHEN WE GOT TO THE GATE AND THEY STATED THE CRUSADER HAD A RADIO FAILURE. I TOLD THEM I WAS FILING A NASA RPT.
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.