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B737 flight crew about to take off from runway 15R at bwi, alerts ATC of a B737 making an approach to the opposite end of the same runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 497863 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 497864 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : bwi.tower |
Narrative:
Put into position and hold runway 15R at bwi, looked out and saw aircraft that looked like it was on final to our runway from the opposite direction (33L) coming at us. Told tower it looked like aircraft was on final coming opposite direction. Tower sent other aircraft around from about 1-2 NM final. I believe tower may have made a mistake by clearing us on to hold with traffic cleared for an opposite direction approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he believes the other B737 was on another frequency because he never heard the tower or the other aircraft. Reporter also said that because he had to alert the tower of the landing B737, he has reason to believe that the tower personnel were unaware of what was happening on their runways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLC ABOUT TO TAKE OFF FROM RWY 15R AT BWI, ALERTS ATC OF A B737 MAKING AN APCH TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SAME RWY.
Narrative: PUT INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 15R AT BWI, LOOKED OUT AND SAW ACFT THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ON FINAL TO OUR RWY FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (33L) COMING AT US. TOLD TWR IT LOOKED LIKE ACFT WAS ON FINAL COMING OPPOSITE DIRECTION. TWR SENT OTHER ACFT AROUND FROM ABOUT 1-2 NM FINAL. I BELIEVE TWR MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE BY CLEARING US ON TO HOLD WITH TFC CLRED FOR AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION APCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THE OTHER B737 WAS ON ANOTHER FREQ BECAUSE HE NEVER HEARD THE TWR OR THE OTHER ACFT. RPTR ALSO SAID THAT BECAUSE HE HAD TO ALERT THE TWR OF THE LNDG B737, HE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE TWR PERSONNEL WERE UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THEIR RWYS.
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.