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Rptd evasive action to avoid light aircraft which had deped opposite direction and subsequently turned in front of reporter's aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401818 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbb |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lbb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 401818 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure 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 : 400 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Lbb approach control directed air carrier to FAF ILS runway 27 lbb. Lbb tower was expediting light aircraft off runway and against traffic. Saw a light aircraft takeoff into our ILS flight path and turn cross wind. Then lost sight in haze and setting sun. Lbb tower encouraged light aircraft to call visual sight on our air carrier then cleared same -- on course. The light aircraft turned into our flight path and TCASII RA warned us to maneuver. Saw light aircraft in windscreen and turned away visually. This was a near midair. Now out of stabilized approach parameters we went around. A common, too common, practice of ATC is to lighten workload by encouraging aircraft to declare visual sighting and then clear them to electronically buzz TCASII equipped air carrier aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he was the PF and reiterated that he felt he is being electronically buzzed by VFR aircraft and IFR aircraft which are using visual separation to proceed on crs. This, he indicated, causes a reaction by the TCASII requiring some maneuver to avoid the traffic. Reporter alleges the controllers do not consider the TCASII when traffic is in proximity to these aircraft and the possible evasive maneuvers required by them to avoid the traffic. Reporter stated he did not call the facility after landing to discuss the situation and stated the problem is widespread and not specifically with this facility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTD EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID LIGHT ACFT WHICH HAD DEPED OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED IN FRONT OF RPTR'S ACFT.
Narrative: LBB APCH CTL DIRECTED ACR TO FAF ILS RWY 27 LBB. LBB TWR WAS EXPEDITING LIGHT ACFT OFF RWY AND AGAINST TFC. SAW A LIGHT ACFT TKOF INTO OUR ILS FLT PATH AND TURN CROSS WIND. THEN LOST SIGHT IN HAZE AND SETTING SUN. LBB TWR ENCOURAGED LIGHT ACFT TO CALL VISUAL SIGHT ON OUR ACR THEN CLRED SAME -- ON COURSE. THE LIGHT ACFT TURNED INTO OUR FLT PATH AND TCASII RA WARNED US TO MANEUVER. SAW LIGHT ACFT IN WINDSCREEN AND TURNED AWAY VISUALLY. THIS WAS A NEAR MIDAIR. NOW OUT OF STABILIZED APCH PARAMETERS WE WENT AROUND. A COMMON, TOO COMMON, PRACTICE OF ATC IS TO LIGHTEN WORKLOAD BY ENCOURAGING ACFT TO DECLARE VISUAL SIGHTING AND THEN CLR THEM TO ELECTRONICALLY BUZZ TCASII EQUIPPED ACR ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE WAS THE PF AND REITERATED THAT HE FELT HE IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BUZZED BY VFR ACFT AND IFR ACFT WHICH ARE USING VISUAL SEPARATION TO PROCEED ON CRS. THIS, HE INDICATED, CAUSES A REACTION BY THE TCASII REQUIRING SOME MANEUVER TO AVOID THE TFC. RPTR ALLEGES THE CTLRS DO NOT CONSIDER THE TCASII WHEN TFC IS IN PROX TO THESE ACFT AND THE POSSIBLE EVASIVE MANEUVERS REQUIRED BY THEM TO AVOID THE TFC. RPTR STATED HE DID NOT CALL THE FAC AFTER LNDG TO DISCUSS THE SIT AND STATED THE PROB IS WIDESPREAD AND NOT SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS FAC.
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.