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An MD88 approaching runway 17C has an near midair collision with a commuter aircraft when the commuter aircraft overshot its turn onto final, encroaching upon the flight path of the MD88 at dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 3000 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw tower : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 414422 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 414323 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On final to runway 17C dfw, localizer track captured, cleared for approach by tower. TCASII TA, then RA 'descend, descend.' took action, followed flight director instructions. Copilot saw field and went visual. Captain kept aircraft in sight at all times until right before landing. Other aircraft was intercepting runway 17L and seemed to overshoot the localizer from the base leg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 APCHING RWY 17C HAS AN NMAC WITH A COMMUTER ACFT WHEN THE COMMUTER ACFT OVERSHOT ITS TURN ONTO FINAL, ENCROACHING UPON THE FLT PATH OF THE MD88 AT DFW, TX.
Narrative: ON FINAL TO RWY 17C DFW, LOC TRACK CAPTURED, CLRED FOR APCH BY TWR. TCASII TA, THEN RA 'DSND, DSND.' TOOK ACTION, FOLLOWED FLT DIRECTOR INSTRUCTIONS. COPLT SAW FIELD AND WENT VISUAL. CAPT KEPT ACFT IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE LNDG. OTHER ACFT WAS INTERCEPTING RWY 17L AND SEEMED TO OVERSHOOT THE LOC FROM THE BASE LEG.
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.