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BA3100 flight crew is vectored for final and has TCASII alert activate indicating traffic less than 1 mi for landing on the parallel runway. Then cleared for visual approach as the traffic pulls up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 373345 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During approach to msp from eau we were being vectored to runway 29R. First officer was flying, around 25 mi east of msp we were given a 240 degree heading at 7000 ft. At 18 mi east of msp we called airport in sight. The controller stated following an SF340 on final runway 29R, turn left 180 degree heading, descend to 6000 ft. At 20 mi given a 240 degree heading descend to 4000 ft at 170 KTS. At no time did the controller mention any traffic other than the SF340 on final. Shortly after the 240 degree heading was given a 290 degree heading was assigned and cleared for the visual to runway 29R. At around 5000 ft we got a TA on TCASII. I switched to the 5 mi scale and looked in the direction of the traffic, to see a DC9 who was lined up for runway 29L. At the same time the controller calls traffic less than 1 mi. The DC9 appeared to pitch up as we increased our descent to 2500 FPM. As we rolled out we were on a 315 degree heading and 1 DOT left of runway 29R localizer. We realigned with runway 29R and landed without any further incident. I feel the controller vectored us too close to the final approach course to provide a normal turn onto final and definitely did not provide proper aircraft separation prior to giving the visual approach clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BA3100 FLC IS VECTORED FOR FINAL AND HAS TCASII ALERT ACTIVATE INDICATING TFC LESS THAN 1 MI FOR LNDG ON THE PARALLEL RWY. THEN CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH AS THE TFC PULLS UP.
Narrative: DURING APCH TO MSP FROM EAU WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO RWY 29R. FO WAS FLYING, AROUND 25 MI E OF MSP WE WERE GIVEN A 240 DEG HDG AT 7000 FT. AT 18 MI E OF MSP WE CALLED ARPT IN SIGHT. THE CTLR STATED FOLLOWING AN SF340 ON FINAL RWY 29R, TURN L 180 DEG HDG, DSND TO 6000 FT. AT 20 MI GIVEN A 240 DEG HDG DSND TO 4000 FT AT 170 KTS. AT NO TIME DID THE CTLR MENTION ANY TFC OTHER THAN THE SF340 ON FINAL. SHORTLY AFTER THE 240 DEG HDG WAS GIVEN A 290 DEG HDG WAS ASSIGNED AND CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 29R. AT AROUND 5000 FT WE GOT A TA ON TCASII. I SWITCHED TO THE 5 MI SCALE AND LOOKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TFC, TO SEE A DC9 WHO WAS LINED UP FOR RWY 29L. AT THE SAME TIME THE CTLR CALLS TFC LESS THAN 1 MI. THE DC9 APPEARED TO PITCH UP AS WE INCREASED OUR DSCNT TO 2500 FPM. AS WE ROLLED OUT WE WERE ON A 315 DEG HDG AND 1 DOT L OF RWY 29R LOC. WE REALIGNED WITH RWY 29R AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I FEEL THE CTLR VECTORED US TOO CLOSE TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE TO PROVIDE A NORMAL TURN ONTO FINAL AND DEFINITELY DID NOT PROVIDE PROPER ACFT SEPARATION PRIOR TO GIVING THE VISUAL APCH CLRNC.
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.