<< >> NASA ASRS Report 503883, March 2001

A BE58 training flight at decision ht performs a go around to avoid opposite direction traffic departing from a twred airport at ZZZ, ma.

Attributes
ACN	503883
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a90.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : zzz
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	503883
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

Was cleared for the ILS approach and handed off to tower control. PF looked up at decision ht and saw opposite direction traffic departing the landing runway approximately 1000 ft ahead and 100 ft below. No TCASII indication observed. Evasive action (right turn) to avoid traffic. Safety pilot unable to see traffic (blocked by nose of aircraft). No traffic call from tower before or after incident. Called tower on landline after landing and controller stated 'I blew the call. It's a good thing you looked up.' I have chosen not to identify the airport as I am confident that this was an honest mistake due, in part, to high controller workload.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE58 TRAINING FLT AT DECISION HT PERFORMS A GAR TO AVOID OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC DEPARTING FROM A TWRED ARPT AT ZZZ, MA.

Narrative: WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH AND HANDED OFF TO TWR CTL. PF LOOKED UP AT DECISION HT AND SAW OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC DEPARTING THE LNDG RWY APPROX 1000 FT AHEAD AND 100 FT BELOW. NO TCASII INDICATION OBSERVED. EVASIVE ACTION (R TURN) TO AVOID TFC. SAFETY PLT UNABLE TO SEE TFC (BLOCKED BY NOSE OF ACFT). NO TFC CALL FROM TWR BEFORE OR AFTER INCIDENT. CALLED TWR ON LANDLINE AFTER LNDG AND CTLR STATED 'I BLEW THE CALL. IT'S A GOOD THING YOU LOOKED UP.' I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO IDENT THE ARPT AS I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE DUE, IN PART, TO HIGH CTLR WORKLOAD.

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.