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Bna tower attempts to circle a B737 from runway 31 to runway 2C which conflicts with an MD80 circling to same runway. Both aircraft execute escape maneuvers. Runway closure initiated by airport due to bird activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna.tracon tower : bna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna.tracon tower : bna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 6 controller radar : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 540461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : birds inflight encounter : weather 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : bna.tower |
| Airport | procedure or policy : bna.airport |
Narrative:
Airport authority/authorized closed runways 31, 2R/2C from XA15 to XB15 for bird activity. The wind was 310 degrees at 20 KTS. The aircraft on final were broken out for resequencing to runway 2L. Tower sent a B737 around, east and west arrival started sequencing for runway 2L. Tower tried to land B737 on runway 2C while west was turning into runway 2C. Pilot said they had visual and were told to follow MD80. It appeared the MD80 turned toward the B737 and climbed. B737 then reacted to MD80, by turning and climbing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BNA TWR ATTEMPTS TO CIRCLE A B737 FROM RWY 31 TO RWY 2C WHICH CONFLICTS WITH AN MD80 CIRCLING TO SAME RWY. BOTH ACFT EXECUTE ESCAPE MANEUVERS. RWY CLOSURE INITIATED BY ARPT DUE TO BIRD ACTIVITY.
Narrative: ARPT AUTH CLOSED RWYS 31, 2R/2C FROM XA15 TO XB15 FOR BIRD ACTIVITY. THE WIND WAS 310 DEGS AT 20 KTS. THE ACFT ON FINAL WERE BROKEN OUT FOR RESEQUENCING TO RWY 2L. TWR SENT A B737 AROUND, E AND W ARR STARTED SEQUENCING FOR RWY 2L. TWR TRIED TO LAND B737 ON RWY 2C WHILE W WAS TURNING INTO RWY 2C. PLT SAID THEY HAD VISUAL AND WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW MD80. IT APPEARED THE MD80 TURNED TOWARD THE B737 AND CLBED. B737 THEN REACTED TO MD80, BY TURNING AND CLBING.
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.