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Phl ATCT local controller spacing of traffic landing on intersecting runways causes reporter to execute go around to avoid perceived conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 27r |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 437604 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared to land on runway 27R approximately 2 1/2-3 mi behind preceding aircraft. Commuter aircraft was cleared to land in front of us on runway 35. It appeared to us that both aircraft would arrive at the intersection of runways 27R and 35 at the same time. We initiated the go around and informed the tower. Tower was taking no action. A very bad move on their part as the risk of collision was very high. Local and/or approach control should have been working together to provide better spacing between intersecting arrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL ATCT LCL CTLR SPACING OF TFC LNDG ON INTERSECTING RWYS CAUSES RPTR TO EXECUTE GAR TO AVOID PERCEIVED CONFLICT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 27R APPROX 2 1/2-3 MI BEHIND PRECEDING ACFT. COMMUTER ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND IN FRONT OF US ON RWY 35. IT APPEARED TO US THAT BOTH ACFT WOULD ARRIVE AT THE INTXN OF RWYS 27R AND 35 AT THE SAME TIME. WE INITIATED THE GAR AND INFORMED THE TWR. TWR WAS TAKING NO ACTION. A VERY BAD MOVE ON THEIR PART AS THE RISK OF COLLISION WAS VERY HIGH. LCL AND/OR APCH CTL SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE BETTER SPACING BTWN INTERSECTING ARRS.
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.