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Tower controller clears a military B707 for a low approach over an intersecting runway, then enter downwind, and releases a commuter BE02 at the same time. The B707 observed the BE02 departing and commenced a left turn to avoid the aircraft. The controller feels that the B707 should have continued on the original clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ric |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | B707 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 378285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
B707 was on VOR runway 25 approach to cross over the field (low approach) and enter a right downwind for runway 16. BE02 was cleared for takeoff on runway 16 assigned 180 degree heading for separation with the B707 making low approach on runway 25. B707 on a 1 1/2 to 2 mi final runway 25 decides to make a left turn instead of flying his approach. He advised it was to avoid the BE02. The BE02 was already passed (through) the intersection of runways 16 and 25. If the B707 would have continued with the low approach and entered the right downwind to follow another aircraft landing runway 16, I don't feel this situation would have happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR CTLR CLRS A MIL B707 FOR A LOW APCH OVER AN INTERSECTING RWY, THEN ENTER DOWNWIND, AND RELEASES A COMMUTER BE02 AT THE SAME TIME. THE B707 OBSERVED THE BE02 DEPARTING AND COMMENCED A L TURN TO AVOID THE ACFT. THE CTLR FEELS THAT THE B707 SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED ON THE ORIGINAL CLRNC.
Narrative: B707 WAS ON VOR RWY 25 APCH TO CROSS OVER THE FIELD (LOW APCH) AND ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16. BE02 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 16 ASSIGNED 180 DEG HDG FOR SEPARATION WITH THE B707 MAKING LOW APCH ON RWY 25. B707 ON A 1 1/2 TO 2 MI FINAL RWY 25 DECIDES TO MAKE A L TURN INSTEAD OF FLYING HIS APCH. HE ADVISED IT WAS TO AVOID THE BE02. THE BE02 WAS ALREADY PASSED (THROUGH) THE INTXN OF RWYS 16 AND 25. IF THE B707 WOULD HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE LOW APCH AND ENTERED THE R DOWNWIND TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT LNDG RWY 16, I DON'T FEEL THIS SIT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
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.