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An ATR42 flight crew makes a visual approach into mdlr, first officer, while maintaining a safe distance from a kite observed on or near the final approach at 800 ft AGL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdlr |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 199 flight time total : 1939 flight time type : 482 |
| ASRS Report | 423122 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on base leg of visual approach to runway 12 at la romana international, dominican republic (mdlr) we saw a kite nearly on our flight path. We maintained visual contact as we turned final with the kite co-altitude and about 1500 ft off our port wing. Later, on final, there was a second kite which was less of a factor. We reported the kite to tower who sent airport security into the town to fix the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR42 FLC MAKES A VISUAL APCH INTO MDLR, FO, WHILE MAINTAINING A SAFE DISTANCE FROM A KITE OBSERVED ON OR NEAR THE FINAL APCH AT 800 FT AGL.
Narrative: WHILE ON BASE LEG OF VISUAL APCH TO RWY 12 AT LA ROMANA INTL, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (MDLR) WE SAW A KITE NEARLY ON OUR FLT PATH. WE MAINTAINED VISUAL CONTACT AS WE TURNED FINAL WITH THE KITE CO-ALT AND ABOUT 1500 FT OFF OUR PORT WING. LATER, ON FINAL, THERE WAS A SECOND KITE WHICH WAS LESS OF A FACTOR. WE RPTED THE KITE TO TWR WHO SENT ARPT SECURITY INTO THE TOWN TO FIX THE PROB.
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.