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A B737 flight is delayed on its arrival to destination airport while the flight crew and ATC attempt to sort out the problems of a GA aircraft that can't cope with the runway selection and pilot operated lighting system at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 483150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Instructed to slow due to GA aircraft ahead with intent to land at same destination. There was a great deal of confusion with ATC and the GA aircraft as to the runway lights not working (control tower closed). GA aircraft was intending to land runway 18/36, although there is no pilot controled lighting for that runway. (Runway 9/27 is pilot controled.) due to the inability for the GA aircraft to find the runway, we were cleared to the OM then direct to the field. We called the field in sight approximately 15 mi out. ATC informed us of the traffic which we were to follow. The captain flew to the OM at 3000 ft and then began to fly the approach. We continued to look for the GA aircraft. The captain flew the approach while I looked for the traffic. As we descended to 1400 ft, ATC advised us to maintain 2000 ft. A great deal of time was spent looking for the GA aircraft and listening to his confusion of airport lighting. The captain and I discussed as to whether or not we were cleared for a visual approach. The GA aircraft landed but not before we had to do a go around. We were then cleared for the visual. Too much time was spent by ATC and ourselves to the GA aircraft. The inexperience of the GA pilot with airport conditions led to a great number of distrs. Airport lighting was in good working condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLT IS DELAYED ON ITS ARR TO DEST ARPT WHILE THE FLC AND ATC ATTEMPT TO SORT OUT THE PROBS OF A GA ACFT THAT CAN'T COPE WITH THE RWY SELECTION AND PLT OPERATED LIGHTING SYS AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: INSTRUCTED TO SLOW DUE TO GA ACFT AHEAD WITH INTENT TO LAND AT SAME DEST. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF CONFUSION WITH ATC AND THE GA ACFT AS TO THE RWY LIGHTS NOT WORKING (CONTROL TWR CLOSED). GA ACFT WAS INTENDING TO LAND RWY 18/36, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO PLT CTLED LIGHTING FOR THAT RWY. (RWY 9/27 IS PLT CTLED.) DUE TO THE INABILITY FOR THE GA ACFT TO FIND THE RWY, WE WERE CLRED TO THE OM THEN DIRECT TO THE FIELD. WE CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT APPROX 15 MI OUT. ATC INFORMED US OF THE TFC WHICH WE WERE TO FOLLOW. THE CAPT FLEW TO THE OM AT 3000 FT AND THEN BEGAN TO FLY THE APCH. WE CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR THE GA ACFT. THE CAPT FLEW THE APCH WHILE I LOOKED FOR THE TFC. AS WE DSNDED TO 1400 FT, ATC ADVISED US TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT. A GREAT DEAL OF TIME WAS SPENT LOOKING FOR THE GA ACFT AND LISTENING TO HIS CONFUSION OF ARPT LIGHTING. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. THE GA ACFT LANDED BUT NOT BEFORE WE HAD TO DO A GAR. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL. TOO MUCH TIME WAS SPENT BY ATC AND OURSELVES TO THE GA ACFT. THE INEXPERIENCE OF THE GA PLT WITH ARPT CONDITIONS LED TO A GREAT NUMBER OF DISTRS. ARPT LIGHTING WAS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.
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.