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An A320 crew, on approach to rno, lost situational awareness, deviating from normal procedures, relying on ATC to provide vectors and room for the recovery!
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60.8 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 541965 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The WX was broken and the winds out of the north meaning we would fly the localizer back course to rno. In the airbus this is the hardest to fly either autoplt on or off. I was determined to 'oue' this approach and landing. Unfortunately, this set me up for a loss of situational awareness. I suddenly found myself approaching the 6 DME fix off of the localizer at 2400 ft AGL and 250 KTS -- clean. We asked for a left turn, extended the gear, turned left downwind, configured and turned back to final. I should have extended farther on downwind as we had 'sink rate' several times on final. This is the second time that first officer's have not stepped up to question my actions. I try to emphasize this in my preflight briefing to speak up. I don't consider myself an overpwring personality, but I better understand the long landing at bur. More timely input from first officer's.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 CREW, ON APCH TO RNO, LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, DEVIATING FROM NORMAL PROCS, RELYING ON ATC TO PROVIDE VECTORS AND ROOM FOR THE RECOVERY!
Narrative: THE WX WAS BROKEN AND THE WINDS OUT OF THE N MEANING WE WOULD FLY THE LOC BACK COURSE TO RNO. IN THE AIRBUS THIS IS THE HARDEST TO FLY EITHER AUTOPLT ON OR OFF. I WAS DETERMINED TO 'OUE' THIS APCH AND LNDG. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SET ME UP FOR A LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. I SUDDENLY FOUND MYSELF APCHING THE 6 DME FIX OFF OF THE LOC AT 2400 FT AGL AND 250 KTS -- CLEAN. WE ASKED FOR A L TURN, EXTENDED THE GEAR, TURNED L DOWNWIND, CONFIGURED AND TURNED BACK TO FINAL. I SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED FARTHER ON DOWNWIND AS WE HAD 'SINK RATE' SEVERAL TIMES ON FINAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT FO'S HAVE NOT STEPPED UP TO QUESTION MY ACTIONS. I TRY TO EMPHASIZE THIS IN MY PREFLT BRIEFING TO SPEAK UP. I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF AN OVERPWRING PERSONALITY, BUT I BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LONG LNDG AT BUR. MORE TIMELY INPUT FROM FO'S.
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.