A B735 crew overshot final at iah resulting in a 'climb RA' from TCASII.

Attributes
ACN	531199
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon tower : iah.tower artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	531199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As the first officer I was the PF for this leg to iah. We were receiving radar vectors from approach control, and from a right downwind leg for runway 26 were next assigned a 180 degree heading for a right base. Also, the controller issued traffic (an EMB120) which we would follow to runway 26. The captain reported the traffic in sight. I did not see the traffic to follow. By the time I saw the EMB120 and started my turn towards the final approach our turn radius took us through the final approach course of runway 26 and consequently towards the final of runway 27 where there was an ATR42 on final approach. We received a TA followed by an RA with a command to climb. We climbed from 4000 ft MSL to 4700 ft MSL at which time the alert ceased and we continued for a landing on runway 26. It is my personal preference to be extremely conservative when reporting 'traffic in sight' in any terminal area. During this incident the sun was low on the horizon on a very clear day which made it extra difficult to see traffic ahead of us. If we would have just let the approach controller do his job this most likely would have been avoided. Also, I believe that the PNF, who normally handles radio communications, should always, always, always ask, the PF if he/she has and also wishes to report traffic in sight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B735 CREW OVERSHOT FINAL AT IAH RESULTING IN A 'CLB RA' FROM TCASII.

Narrative: AS THE FO I WAS THE PF FOR THIS LEG TO IAH. WE WERE RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS FROM APCH CTL, AND FROM A R DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 26 WERE NEXT ASSIGNED A 180 DEG HDG FOR A R BASE. ALSO, THE CTLR ISSUED TFC (AN EMB120) WHICH WE WOULD FOLLOW TO RWY 26. THE CAPT RPTED THE TFC IN SIGHT. I DID NOT SEE THE TFC TO FOLLOW. BY THE TIME I SAW THE EMB120 AND STARTED MY TURN TOWARDS THE FINAL APCH OUR TURN RADIUS TOOK US THROUGH THE FINAL APCH COURSE OF RWY 26 AND CONSEQUENTLY TOWARDS THE FINAL OF RWY 27 WHERE THERE WAS AN ATR42 ON FINAL APCH. WE RECEIVED A TA FOLLOWED BY AN RA WITH A COMMAND TO CLB. WE CLBED FROM 4000 FT MSL TO 4700 FT MSL AT WHICH TIME THE ALERT CEASED AND WE CONTINUED FOR A LNDG ON RWY 26. IT IS MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE TO BE EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE WHEN RPTING 'TFC IN SIGHT' IN ANY TERMINAL AREA. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE SUN WAS LOW ON THE HORIZON ON A VERY CLR DAY WHICH MADE IT EXTRA DIFFICULT TO SEE TFC AHEAD OF US. IF WE WOULD HAVE JUST LET THE APCH CTLR DO HIS JOB THIS MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. ALSO, I BELIEVE THAT THE PNF, WHO NORMALLY HANDLES RADIO COMS, SHOULD ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS ASK, THE PF IF HE/SHE HAS AND ALSO WISHES TO RPT TFC IN SIGHT.

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.