 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
An A320 on approach to lax was misidented by approach controller and eventually given a climb and vectors for a missed approach and another approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 3700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 171 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 1804 |
| ASRS Report | 409130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 285 |
| ASRS Report | 409584 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
On the mitts 1 arrival into lax. Frequency change from 124.22 to socal approach frequency 128.5. Attempted to check in on the frequency for approach, controller was making continuous xmissions to other aircraft. (There was a time lapse before we tried to check in on frequency 128.5, as we switched to a wrong frequency before.) finally, we were able to get acknowledgment from controller, at which time he told us to slow down to final approach speed (we were assigned 250 KTS from the previous controller). Shortly after, we were told to climb to 4000 ft MSL and track the localizer inbound. Controller then switched us to another controller to handle us on a go around. Due to the congestion on the approach control frequency we were not able to get acknowledged that we were on the ILS approach. This caused a surprise to the controller and a go around in the approach had to be executed (directed by controller).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 ON APCH TO LAX WAS MISIDENTED BY APCH CTLR AND EVENTUALLY GIVEN A CLB AND VECTORS FOR A MISSED APCH AND ANOTHER APCH.
Narrative: ON THE MITTS 1 ARR INTO LAX. FREQ CHANGE FROM 124.22 TO SOCAL APCH FREQ 128.5. ATTEMPTED TO CHK IN ON THE FREQ FOR APCH, CTLR WAS MAKING CONTINUOUS XMISSIONS TO OTHER ACFT. (THERE WAS A TIME LAPSE BEFORE WE TRIED TO CHK IN ON FREQ 128.5, AS WE SWITCHED TO A WRONG FREQ BEFORE.) FINALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM CTLR, AT WHICH TIME HE TOLD US TO SLOW DOWN TO FINAL APCH SPD (WE WERE ASSIGNED 250 KTS FROM THE PREVIOUS CTLR). SHORTLY AFTER, WE WERE TOLD TO CLB TO 4000 FT MSL AND TRACK THE LOC INBOUND. CTLR THEN SWITCHED US TO ANOTHER CTLR TO HANDLE US ON A GAR. DUE TO THE CONGESTION ON THE APCH CTL FREQ WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE WERE ON THE ILS APCH. THIS CAUSED A SURPRISE TO THE CTLR AND A GAR IN THE APCH HAD TO BE EXECUTED (DIRECTED BY CTLR).
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.