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An airline captain complains of fireworks on final in proximity of his aircraft just east of iah, tx, at 1300 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383881 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 383881 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight path is over a high school football stadium, where a fireworks display began about the same time we were approaching. Several of the air bursts came up into our altitude and off the right side away from aircraft. Asked the tower if they were aware of the fireworks, they replied no. We landed without incident. Solution: either ban fireworks display or have school give notice to FAA of plan. Had we known about the fireworks another runway could have been used.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRLINE CAPT COMPLAINS OF FIREWORKS ON FINAL IN PROX OF HIS ACFT JUST E OF IAH, TX, AT 1300 FT.
Narrative: FLT PATH IS OVER A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM, WHERE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY BEGAN ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE WERE APCHING. SEVERAL OF THE AIR BURSTS CAME UP INTO OUR ALT AND OFF THE R SIDE AWAY FROM ACFT. ASKED THE TWR IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FIREWORKS, THEY REPLIED NO. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOLUTION: EITHER BAN FIREWORKS DISPLAY OR HAVE SCHOOL GIVE NOTICE TO FAA OF PLAN. HAD WE KNOWN ABOUT THE FIREWORKS ANOTHER RWY COULD HAVE BEEN USED.
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.