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Operational error less than standard separation between an air carrier on go around and a departing air carrier when reporter issued turn instructions to the wrong aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378603 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3600 msl bound upper : 3600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : clt artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 15 flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 378603 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Supervisor instructed me to send aircraft #2 around when on short final. Aircraft #1 was departing from same runway -- I thought I had runway separation. I told aircraft #1 to go around and turn to heading 050 degrees. Aircraft #2 was on the panther 4 departure, which calls for a noise abatement heading of 025 degrees. The supervisor then coordination with the radar room for the go around to turn back toward the final, heading 140 degrees. I thought I gave the instruction to aircraft #2, but on hearing the tape, issued the 140 degree heading to the departure, aircraft #1, which turned that aircraft back toward the one that had gone around. Fortunately, it was a very clear day and they had each other in sight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OPERROR LTSS BTWN AN ACR ON GAR AND A DEPARTING ACR WHEN RPTR ISSUED TURN INSTRUCTIONS TO THE WRONG ACFT.
Narrative: SUPVR INSTRUCTED ME TO SEND ACFT #2 AROUND WHEN ON SHORT FINAL. ACFT #1 WAS DEPARTING FROM SAME RWY -- I THOUGHT I HAD RWY SEPARATION. I TOLD ACFT #1 TO GAR AND TURN TO HDG 050 DEGS. ACFT #2 WAS ON THE PANTHER 4 DEP, WHICH CALLS FOR A NOISE ABATEMENT HDG OF 025 DEGS. THE SUPVR THEN COORD WITH THE RADAR ROOM FOR THE GAR TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE FINAL, HDG 140 DEGS. I THOUGHT I GAVE THE INSTRUCTION TO ACFT #2, BUT ON HEARING THE TAPE, ISSUED THE 140 DEG HDG TO THE DEP, ACFT #1, WHICH TURNED THAT ACFT BACK TOWARD THE ONE THAT HAD GONE AROUND. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A VERY CLR DAY AND THEY HAD EACH OTHER IN SIGHT.
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.