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Cpr pilot reports traffic in sight but has the wrong aircraft on final at tpa, fl. He is surprised to find the correct traffic only 2 pt 5 mi ahead.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 466700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tpa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tpa.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 466700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | unspecified : 15000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were on a vector for visual approach runway 36L at tpa. Our traffic was a B737. We picked up the B737 and were cleared for the visual. As I turned final, I picked up a visual on another B737 about 2.5 mi in front of me. Either there were 2 aircraft on final and I picked up the wrong aircraft, or the aircraft that I was following made a significant speed reduction and caught me off guard, either way, it was not comfortable. A traffic conflict did not occur (our aircraft was non TCASII) but it was very humbling to realize I picked up the wrong traffic. I was flying with a part time pilot and he also picked up the wrong aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR PLT RPTS TFC IN SIGHT BUT HAS THE WRONG ACFT ON FINAL AT TPA, FL. HE IS SURPRISED TO FIND THE CORRECT TFC ONLY 2 PT 5 MI AHEAD.
Narrative: WE WERE ON A VECTOR FOR VISUAL APCH RWY 36L AT TPA. OUR TFC WAS A B737. WE PICKED UP THE B737 AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL. AS I TURNED FINAL, I PICKED UP A VISUAL ON ANOTHER B737 ABOUT 2.5 MI IN FRONT OF ME. EITHER THERE WERE 2 ACFT ON FINAL AND I PICKED UP THE WRONG ACFT, OR THE ACFT THAT I WAS FOLLOWING MADE A SIGNIFICANT SPD REDUCTION AND CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD, EITHER WAY, IT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE. A TFC CONFLICT DID NOT OCCUR (OUR ACFT WAS NON TCASII) BUT IT WAS VERY HUMBLING TO REALIZE I PICKED UP THE WRONG TFC. I WAS FLYING WITH A PART TIME PLT AND HE ALSO PICKED UP THE WRONG ACFT.
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.