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An large transport crew landing at dca failed to expedite enough, causing the tower to issue a go around to landing traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 498632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 498632 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Landed to the north on runway 1. Tower told us to take taxiway north if able. We were too fast and runway wet so we said 'unable.' tower said 'ok, then immediate left turn on runway 33, immediate turn on taxiway J, and expedite.' we thought it would be better for us to go straight on runway 1 and left on taxiway south, but we complied with tower's hurried and fast and nervous clearance. Turned left on runway 33 and being dark, wet, and unfamiliar (we land here once every 6 months), we sought 'taxiway J' and turned. Tower sent an airplane on runway 33 final around and ground control wanted to know 'why didn't you hurry?' was given phone number and called tower at gate for chewing out. It is not my job to fit maximum airplanes in/out of dca. Tower and ground should not use multiple turns for airplanes still in landing phase. Especially don't use 'expedite, hurry, etc' just to squeeze more airplanes in/out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LGT CREW LNDG AT DCA FAILED TO EXPEDITE ENOUGH, CAUSING THE TWR TO ISSUE A GAR TO LNDG TFC.
Narrative: LANDED TO THE N ON RWY 1. TWR TOLD US TO TAKE TXWY N IF ABLE. WE WERE TOO FAST AND RWY WET SO WE SAID 'UNABLE.' TWR SAID 'OK, THEN IMMEDIATE L TURN ON RWY 33, IMMEDIATE TURN ON TXWY J, AND EXPEDITE.' WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR US TO GO STRAIGHT ON RWY 1 AND L ON TXWY S, BUT WE COMPLIED WITH TWR'S HURRIED AND FAST AND NERVOUS CLRNC. TURNED L ON RWY 33 AND BEING DARK, WET, AND UNFAMILIAR (WE LAND HERE ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS), WE SOUGHT 'TXWY J' AND TURNED. TWR SENT AN AIRPLANE ON RWY 33 FINAL AROUND AND GND CTL WANTED TO KNOW 'WHY DIDN'T YOU HURRY?' WAS GIVEN PHONE NUMBER AND CALLED TWR AT GATE FOR CHEWING OUT. IT IS NOT MY JOB TO FIT MAX AIRPLANES IN/OUT OF DCA. TWR AND GND SHOULD NOT USE MULTIPLE TURNS FOR AIRPLANES STILL IN LNDG PHASE. ESPECIALLY DON'T USE 'EXPEDITE, HURRY, ETC' JUST TO SQUEEZE MORE AIRPLANES IN/OUT.
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.