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A DC9 flight crew is instructed to perform a go around by tower when too close to an airbus just turning off the runway at dtw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 487770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.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 : 21r |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 487770 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
13 mi from airport we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 21R. We were following an airbus which we had a visual on, but we did not have the runway in sight at that time. We followed the airbus in towards the runway. It appeared that he was maneuvering quite a bit to the right of the runway, then corrected. We did get the runway in sight at that time. He was becoming difficult to keep in sight due to the lights on and near the airport. It was just becoming dawn. We were now on a 2 mi final when the tower informed us we were 1 1/2 mi and 50 KTS faster. We attempted to s-turn, but were still close. Tower advised then, to the airbus, that we were on a 1/2 mi final and to take the next available turnoff. They acknowledged and proceeded towards the next turnoff. They were at an angle starting to turn off when we were close to touching down. At that point tower issued a go around, which we immediately executed. We would have been 'ok' to land, but it would have been close. Tower made a conservative and sound decision. An uneventful go around was made to a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 FLC IS INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM A GAR BY TWR WHEN TOO CLOSE TO AN AIRBUS JUST TURNING OFF THE RWY AT DTW.
Narrative: 13 MI FROM ARPT WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 21R. WE WERE FOLLOWING AN AIRBUS WHICH WE HAD A VISUAL ON, BUT WE DID NOT HAVE THE RWY IN SIGHT AT THAT TIME. WE FOLLOWED THE AIRBUS IN TOWARDS THE RWY. IT APPEARED THAT HE WAS MANEUVERING QUITE A BIT TO THE R OF THE RWY, THEN CORRECTED. WE DID GET THE RWY IN SIGHT AT THAT TIME. HE WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN SIGHT DUE TO THE LIGHTS ON AND NEAR THE ARPT. IT WAS JUST BECOMING DAWN. WE WERE NOW ON A 2 MI FINAL WHEN THE TWR INFORMED US WE WERE 1 1/2 MI AND 50 KTS FASTER. WE ATTEMPTED TO S-TURN, BUT WERE STILL CLOSE. TWR ADVISED THEN, TO THE AIRBUS, THAT WE WERE ON A 1/2 MI FINAL AND TO TAKE THE NEXT AVAILABLE TURNOFF. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AND PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE NEXT TURNOFF. THEY WERE AT AN ANGLE STARTING TO TURN OFF WHEN WE WERE CLOSE TO TOUCHING DOWN. AT THAT POINT TWR ISSUED A GAR, WHICH WE IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN 'OK' TO LAND, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSE. TWR MADE A CONSERVATIVE AND SOUND DECISION. AN UNEVENTFUL GAR WAS MADE TO A NORMAL LNDG.
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.