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Flight crew of a DHC8 took evasive action and went around after TCASII RA and observation of a cessna turning final in front of them at a non tower airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490967 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : puw.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ont.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1090 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 490967 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Our aircraft was cleared for a visual approach to the puw airport. At that time we were 11 NM to the southwest. ATC advised us of 2 targets near the airport. We switched to puw CTAF and announced our position and intention to make a straight-in final to runway 5. 1 aircraft responded by stating they were departing the pattern on the downwind. Our company has an advisory at puw, and pointed out that aircraft and deemed it no factor for us. During the approach we made several reports and no other aircraft responded. On our TCASII we had another aircraft ahead of us and approximately the same altitude. However, we could not get a visual contact. When we were about 3/4 mi final a single engine cessna turned onto final about 1/2 mi in front of us. We executed a go around and entered the pattern for runway 5 on the upwind leg. The cessna made a stop and go. We mentioned to him what just occurred. His reaction (his first radio transmission) made it seem like he was obvious to the fact that we were in the area. We continued in the pattern and landed, as did the cessna.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DHC8 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND WENT AROUND AFTER TCASII RA AND OBSERVATION OF A CESSNA TURNING FINAL IN FRONT OF THEM AT A NON TWR ARPT.
Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO THE PUW ARPT. AT THAT TIME WE WERE 11 NM TO THE SW. ATC ADVISED US OF 2 TARGETS NEAR THE ARPT. WE SWITCHED TO PUW CTAF AND ANNOUNCED OUR POS AND INTENTION TO MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN FINAL TO RWY 5. 1 ACFT RESPONDED BY STATING THEY WERE DEPARTING THE PATTERN ON THE DOWNWIND. OUR COMPANY HAS AN ADVISORY AT PUW, AND POINTED OUT THAT ACFT AND DEEMED IT NO FACTOR FOR US. DURING THE APCH WE MADE SEVERAL RPTS AND NO OTHER ACFT RESPONDED. ON OUR TCASII WE HAD ANOTHER ACFT AHEAD OF US AND APPROX THE SAME ALT. HOWEVER, WE COULD NOT GET A VISUAL CONTACT. WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 3/4 MI FINAL A SINGLE ENG CESSNA TURNED ONTO FINAL ABOUT 1/2 MI IN FRONT OF US. WE EXECUTED A GAR AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RWY 5 ON THE UPWIND LEG. THE CESSNA MADE A STOP AND GO. WE MENTIONED TO HIM WHAT JUST OCCURRED. HIS REACTION (HIS FIRST RADIO XMISSION) MADE IT SEEM LIKE HE WAS OBVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE IN THE AREA. WE CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN AND LANDED, AS DID THE CESSNA.
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.