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DC10 crew was forced to execute a go around at 100 ft because the ATCT local controller cleared a taxiing aircraft onto the runway ahead of them on runway 16L at sea.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525467 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower tower : pit.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 525467 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Our flight air carrier X was cleared to land at sea on runway 16L. At about a 4 mi final, tower cleared an air carrier Y B737 who was rolling out on runway 16R to cross runway 16L and taxi to gate. At the time, the air carrier Y B737 was only about 1/2 way down the runway (runway 16R). Tower later instructed air carrier Y B737 to expedite crossing of runway 16L because of traffic on a 1/2 mi final (our flight air carrier). As we reached 1000 ft AGL, the air carrier Y B737 was still on our runway crossing the rollout end. The first officer (PNF) called for a go around and a go around was initiated. We received vectors back to land without further incident. Disturbing factor was that sea tower did not call for us to go around when we were basically in our flare and air carrier Y B737 was still crossing runway. We were prepared to do a go around from the initial time tower told air carrier Y B737 to cross runway 16L, because looking at his position we did not think he could cross him in time. Poor judgement on tower to issue the crossing when the air carrier Y B737 was still rolling out and we were within 3-4 mi of our runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10 CREW WAS FORCED TO EXECUTE A GAR AT 100 FT BECAUSE THE ATCT LCL CTLR CLRED A TAXIING ACFT ONTO THE RWY AHEAD OF THEM ON RWY 16L AT SEA.
Narrative: OUR FLT ACR X WAS CLRED TO LAND AT SEA ON RWY 16L. AT ABOUT A 4 MI FINAL, TWR CLRED AN ACR Y B737 WHO WAS ROLLING OUT ON RWY 16R TO CROSS RWY 16L AND TAXI TO GATE. AT THE TIME, THE ACR Y B737 WAS ONLY ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY (RWY 16R). TWR LATER INSTRUCTED ACR Y B737 TO EXPEDITE XING OF RWY 16L BECAUSE OF TFC ON A 1/2 MI FINAL (OUR FLT ACR). AS WE REACHED 1000 FT AGL, THE ACR Y B737 WAS STILL ON OUR RWY XING THE ROLLOUT END. THE FO (PNF) CALLED FOR A GAR AND A GAR WAS INITIATED. WE RECEIVED VECTORS BACK TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DISTURBING FACTOR WAS THAT SEA TWR DID NOT CALL FOR US TO GO AROUND WHEN WE WERE BASICALLY IN OUR FLARE AND ACR Y B737 WAS STILL XING RWY. WE WERE PREPARED TO DO A GAR FROM THE INITIAL TIME TWR TOLD ACR Y B737 TO CROSS RWY 16L, BECAUSE LOOKING AT HIS POS WE DID NOT THINK HE COULD CROSS HIM IN TIME. POOR JUDGEMENT ON TWR TO ISSUE THE XING WHEN THE ACR Y B737 WAS STILL ROLLING OUT AND WE WERE WITHIN 3-4 MI OF OUR RWY.
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.