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Flight crew of an airbus A319 overshot final during a practice RNAV approach in VFR conditions causing a potential conflict with another company DC9 which triggered a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 462865 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| 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 : 18l ils other localizer other other ndb other vortac |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 462865 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12700 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 463211 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : vor radio indication (cdi) other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Doing a practice RNAV approach in VMC. Approach control cleared us for both the visual and the RNAV approach. Controller asked if we wanted a turn onto final or to go it alone. We advised we would join the final ourselves. The controller again cleared us for the visual and RNAV approach. The autoplt subsequently failed to capture the inbound course. We gave it a couple of more seconds to capture, and in doing so, overshot the final. I took over manually for the turn back to final, and got an RA advising on a company DC9 on a visual approach to the parallel runway. PF complied with the RA and continued the visual approach to landing. We spoke with controller and crew of other aircraft. Everyone saw everyone and knew we were doing a practice RNAV approach. I do not have any idea why the RNAV approach did not capture on the autoplt. I have done many of these in this type aircraft. A crosswind aloft may have contributed to the drift left of centerline, but autoplt should still have captured RNAV centerline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN AIRBUS A319 OVERSHOT FINAL DURING A PRACTICE RNAV APCH IN VFR CONDITIONS CAUSING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER COMPANY DC9 WHICH TRIGGERED A TCASII RA.
Narrative: DOING A PRACTICE RNAV APCH IN VMC. APCH CTL CLRED US FOR BOTH THE VISUAL AND THE RNAV APCH. CTLR ASKED IF WE WANTED A TURN ONTO FINAL OR TO GO IT ALONE. WE ADVISED WE WOULD JOIN THE FINAL OURSELVES. THE CTLR AGAIN CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL AND RNAV APCH. THE AUTOPLT SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED TO CAPTURE THE INBOUND COURSE. WE GAVE IT A COUPLE OF MORE SECONDS TO CAPTURE, AND IN DOING SO, OVERSHOT THE FINAL. I TOOK OVER MANUALLY FOR THE TURN BACK TO FINAL, AND GOT AN RA ADVISING ON A COMPANY DC9 ON A VISUAL APCH TO THE PARALLEL RWY. PF COMPLIED WITH THE RA AND CONTINUED THE VISUAL APCH TO LNDG. WE SPOKE WITH CTLR AND CREW OF OTHER ACFT. EVERYONE SAW EVERYONE AND KNEW WE WERE DOING A PRACTICE RNAV APCH. I DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHY THE RNAV APCH DID NOT CAPTURE ON THE AUTOPLT. I HAVE DONE MANY OF THESE IN THIS TYPE ACFT. A XWIND ALOFT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DRIFT L OF CTRLINE, BUT AUTOPLT SHOULD STILL HAVE CAPTURED RNAV CTRLINE.
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.