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B757 initiates go around due to men and equipment on runway that mia local controller insists were not on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon tower : mia.tower tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 543470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Mia approach control cleared us for visual approach to runway 9L and instructed us to contact mia tower. Mia tower cleared us to land on runway 9L. It appeared that there was an aircraft in position for takeoff on runway 9L. We questioned the tower about this several times and we were repeatedly told that there was no aircraft on runway and we were cleared to land. We initiated a go around realizing that there was in fact construction vehicles and a light 'X' in the touchdown zone. We again questioned the tower about the status of the runway. The tower said to maintain runway heading, go around and he will check. We landed on a different runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 INITIATES GAR DUE TO MEN AND EQUIP ON RWY THAT MIA LCL CTLR INSISTS WERE NOT ON THE RWY.
Narrative: MIA APCH CTL CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9L AND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT MIA TWR. MIA TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 9L. IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS AN ACFT IN POS FOR TKOF ON RWY 9L. WE QUESTIONED THE TWR ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND WE WERE REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ACFT ON RWY AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. WE INITIATED A GAR REALIZING THAT THERE WAS IN FACT CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AND A LIGHT 'X' IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. WE AGAIN QUESTIONED THE TWR ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE RWY. THE TWR SAID TO MAINTAIN RWY HDG, GO AROUND AND HE WILL CHK. WE LANDED ON A DIFFERENT 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.