B737 crew, on final to runway 4R at ord, realized they didn't have landing clearance and executed a ...

Attributes
ACN	542729
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 4r
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	542729
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	542727
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Beginning approach to runway 4R, approach was armed but unstable. Had runway 4R in visual. Continued approach at rekks, was able to stabilize. Still had runway 4R in sight but missed tower handoff upon realizing no landing clearance. Went missed in the go around. Noticed aircraft in direct conflict heading toward us. Maintained visual with RA aircraft until re-establishing contact with ATC. Did another approach to landing on runway 4R ord. Supplemental information from acn 542727: missed approach runway 4R ord due to lack of landing clearance. On missed approach, had visual contact with air carrier Y. Aircraft apparently departing runway 9L. Started published missed approach, but then had to deviate to avoid collision with air carrier Y. Supplemental information from acn 543281: on takeoff from runway 9L at ord, we heard numerous blocked and garbled xmissions from tower. At about 1500 ft MSL tower advised us of an aircraft at 2 O'clock position, 1400 ft on a go around off runway 4R that wasn't on their frequency. Looking in that direction, I saw air carrier X, a B737, about 1 mi away, converging with us in a slow right turn to the east, and about 200 ft below our altitude. I pointed out the traffic to the PF, and he began to try to outclb it. As I was acknowledging the traffic to ATC, we got a TCASII monitor vertical speed RA. The PF leveled off to comply with the RA. As I was announcing the RA to ATC, we got a descend RA at 2400 ft. As we started descending, ATC approved a left turn away from the traffic. At this time we got an overspd warning as the autothrottles were at climb thrust and we were still configured for takeoff. Concurrently, we got a GPWS 'don't sink' warning. I took my eyes off the traffic long enough to confirm the flap overspd and aircraft energy state, and reconfigure the flaps. By this time the B737 had completed its turn to the east and was out of sight in the clouds but showing 400 ft above us at .5 mi on the TCASII on a divergent course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW, ON FINAL TO RWY 4R AT ORD, REALIZED THEY DIDN'T HAVE LNDG CLRNC AND EXECUTED A GAR, PUTTING THEM IN HARM'S WAY WITH DEPS ON RWY 9L.

Narrative: BEGINNING APCH TO RWY 4R, APCH WAS ARMED BUT UNSTABLE. HAD RWY 4R IN VISUAL. CONTINUED APCH AT REKKS, WAS ABLE TO STABILIZE. STILL HAD RWY 4R IN SIGHT BUT MISSED TWR HDOF UPON REALIZING NO LNDG CLRNC. WENT MISSED IN THE GAR. NOTICED ACFT IN DIRECT CONFLICT HEADING TOWARD US. MAINTAINED VISUAL WITH RA ACFT UNTIL RE-ESTABLISHING CONTACT WITH ATC. DID ANOTHER APCH TO LNDG ON RWY 4R ORD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 542727: MISSED APCH RWY 4R ORD DUE TO LACK OF LNDG CLRNC. ON MISSED APCH, HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH ACR Y. ACFT APPARENTLY DEPARTING RWY 9L. STARTED PUBLISHED MISSED APCH, BUT THEN HAD TO DEVIATE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ACR Y. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 543281: ON TKOF FROM RWY 9L AT ORD, WE HEARD NUMEROUS BLOCKED AND GARBLED XMISSIONS FROM TWR. AT ABOUT 1500 FT MSL TWR ADVISED US OF AN ACFT AT 2 O'CLOCK POS, 1400 FT ON A GAR OFF RWY 4R THAT WASN'T ON THEIR FREQ. LOOKING IN THAT DIRECTION, I SAW ACR X, A B737, ABOUT 1 MI AWAY, CONVERGING WITH US IN A SLOW R TURN TO THE E, AND ABOUT 200 FT BELOW OUR ALT. I POINTED OUT THE TFC TO THE PF, AND HE BEGAN TO TRY TO OUTCLB IT. AS I WAS ACKNOWLEDGING THE TFC TO ATC, WE GOT A TCASII MONITOR VERT SPD RA. THE PF LEVELED OFF TO COMPLY WITH THE RA. AS I WAS ANNOUNCING THE RA TO ATC, WE GOT A DSND RA AT 2400 FT. AS WE STARTED DSNDING, ATC APPROVED A L TURN AWAY FROM THE TFC. AT THIS TIME WE GOT AN OVERSPD WARNING AS THE AUTOTHROTTLES WERE AT CLB THRUST AND WE WERE STILL CONFIGURED FOR TKOF. CONCURRENTLY, WE GOT A GPWS 'DON'T SINK' WARNING. I TOOK MY EYES OFF THE TFC LONG ENOUGH TO CONFIRM THE FLAP OVERSPD AND ACFT ENERGY STATE, AND RECONFIGURE THE FLAPS. BY THIS TIME THE B737 HAD COMPLETED ITS TURN TO THE E AND WAS OUT OF SIGHT IN THE CLOUDS BUT SHOWING 400 FT ABOVE US AT .5 MI ON THE TCASII ON A DIVERGENT COURSE.

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.

B737 crew, on final to runway 4R at ord, realized they didn't have landing clearance and executed a go around, putting them in harm's way with departures on runway 9L.