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A B737-300 crew made go around at ewr because spacing with aircraft ahead was inadequate for circling approachs in gusty crosswind conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 505450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Windshear other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 4r other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2140 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 505450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a routine flight from ord-ewr we were cleared for the ILS runway 4R circle-to-land runway 29. We entered left traffic and upon turning final on a normal 3 degree GS, we noticed a turboprop on short final that was not brought to our attention. We initiated a go around because we were too close to that turboprop. Upon the go around, we took evasive action to not interfere with an air carrier jet that was taking off from runway 4L. We then entered left traffic for runway 29 and landed uneventfully. TCASII was initiated at our altitude. Winds were 310 degrees at 20 KTS gusting to 35 KTS. VFR conditions. Suggestions: build more runways, emphasize separation requirements, make TCASII a checklist item so as to let the pilot's determine whether to inhibit it (TCASII) or not at the pilot's discretion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 CREW MADE GAR AT EWR BECAUSE SPACING WITH ACFT AHEAD WAS INADEQUATE FOR CIRCLING APCHS IN GUSTY XWIND CONDITIONS.
Narrative: ON A ROUTINE FLT FROM ORD-EWR WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 4R CIRCLE-TO-LAND RWY 29. WE ENTERED L TFC AND UPON TURNING FINAL ON A NORMAL 3 DEG GS, WE NOTICED A TURBOPROP ON SHORT FINAL THAT WAS NOT BROUGHT TO OUR ATTN. WE INITIATED A GAR BECAUSE WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO THAT TURBOPROP. UPON THE GAR, WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO NOT INTERFERE WITH AN ACR JET THAT WAS TAKING OFF FROM RWY 4L. WE THEN ENTERED L TFC FOR RWY 29 AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. TCASII WAS INITIATED AT OUR ALT. WINDS WERE 310 DEGS AT 20 KTS GUSTING TO 35 KTS. VFR CONDITIONS. SUGGESTIONS: BUILD MORE RWYS, EMPHASIZE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS, MAKE TCASII A CHKLIST ITEM SO AS TO LET THE PLT'S DETERMINE WHETHER TO INHIBIT IT (TCASII) OR NOT AT THE PLT'S DISCRETION.
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.