 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
B727 aircraft on approach to low WX conditions, first breaks out for landing and at 30 ft runway visibility was obscured (white out). Reporter captain executed a missed approach and at 400 ft the #2 engine failed. Flight crew diverted to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dro |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6800 msl bound upper : 6800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4752 flight time type : 1163 |
| ASRS Report | 391970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On approach into dro, the WX for the approach was reported to be 200 ft and 1/2 SM. The aircraft broke out of the clouds at 400 ft AGL and the landing was initiated. At approximately 30 ft AGL the runway visibility dropped to obscure the runway lights (white out conditions). We lost sight of the runway. We initiated a go around and began a missed approach. At 400 ft the #2 engine failed. An emergency was declared and we elected to divert to abq. We landed safely at abq.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 ACFT ON APCH TO LOW WX CONDITIONS, FIRST BREAKS OUT FOR LNDG AND AT 30 FT RWY VISIBILITY WAS OBSCURED (WHITE OUT). RPTR CAPT EXECUTED A MISSED APCH AND AT 400 FT THE #2 ENG FAILED. FLC DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: ON APCH INTO DRO, THE WX FOR THE APCH WAS RPTED TO BE 200 FT AND 1/2 SM. THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 400 FT AGL AND THE LNDG WAS INITIATED. AT APPROX 30 FT AGL THE RWY VISIBILITY DROPPED TO OBSCURE THE RWY LIGHTS (WHITE OUT CONDITIONS). WE LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY. WE INITIATED A GAR AND BEGAN A MISSED APCH. AT 400 FT THE #2 ENG FAILED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ABQ. WE LANDED SAFELY AT ABQ.
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.