B737 flight crew initiated go around at dca just prior to tower instructions to go around.

Attributes
ACN	423462
Time
Date	199812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	423462
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On go around at dca, we were not given altitude or heading/course information and we were given confusing instructions on subsequent approach. What follows is description of the basic incident. A dash 8 commuter jet was landed on runway 21 at dca ahead of my B737 on approach to runway 18 (potomac river visual). So close were both aircraft that I (captain) advanced throttles for go around as dca tower issued directive to go around. I think I came way too close to the dash 8 on my go around and want NASA to kindly look into this. Further, it is my perception that there is a conspicuous effort to 'squeeze in' more takeoffs and lndgs at all east coast airports which are already too congested.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC INITIATED GAR AT DCA JUST PRIOR TO TWR INSTRUCTIONS TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: ON GAR AT DCA, WE WERE NOT GIVEN ALT OR HDG/COURSE INFO AND WE WERE GIVEN CONFUSING INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBSEQUENT APCH. WHAT FOLLOWS IS DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC INCIDENT. A DASH 8 COMMUTER JET WAS LANDED ON RWY 21 AT DCA AHEAD OF MY B737 ON APCH TO RWY 18 (POTOMAC RIVER VISUAL). SO CLOSE WERE BOTH ACFT THAT I (CAPT) ADVANCED THROTTLES FOR GAR AS DCA TWR ISSUED DIRECTIVE TO GAR. I THINK I CAME WAY TOO CLOSE TO THE DASH 8 ON MY GAR AND WANT NASA TO KINDLY LOOK INTO THIS. FURTHER, IT IS MY PERCEPTION THAT THERE IS A CONSPICUOUS EFFORT TO 'SQUEEZE IN' MORE TKOFS AND LNDGS AT ALL EAST COAST ARPTS WHICH ARE ALREADY TOO CONGESTED.

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.