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Attributes | |
ACN | 547686 |
Time | |
Date | 200205 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1700 |
ASRS Report | 547686 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : returned to original clearance other |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 10000 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were on approach for runway 22L and another aircraft was on approach for runway 29. Spacing looked tight, so controller gave us an s-turn, but it didn't really help. Crossed lndgs looked like it was going to be a conflict, so we initiated a go around. But, so did other aircraft, climbing up to us and turning left going belly up to us. We elected to land, rather than compound the conflict in the air. Talked to tower supervisor on ground who agreed we took the safest course of action. Believe spacing issue arose because of heavy winds affecting ground speed between landing aircraft (wind 300 degrees at 15 KTS gusting to 25 KTS). Next time, I would go around earlier when it became apparent that spacing was too tight and since other aircraft had landing clearance first, wouldn't attempt s-turn. Glad we spoke with tower supervisor to share information and pass on lessons learned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 ACFT CLRED FOR APCHS TO INTERSECTING RWYS RESULT IN GAR CONFLICT.
Narrative: WE WERE ON APCH FOR RWY 22L AND ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON APCH FOR RWY 29. SPACING LOOKED TIGHT, SO CTLR GAVE US AN S-TURN, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY HELP. CROSSED LNDGS LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE A CONFLICT, SO WE INITIATED A GAR. BUT, SO DID OTHER ACFT, CLBING UP TO US AND TURNING L GOING BELLY UP TO US. WE ELECTED TO LAND, RATHER THAN COMPOUND THE CONFLICT IN THE AIR. TALKED TO TWR SUPVR ON GND WHO AGREED WE TOOK THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION. BELIEVE SPACING ISSUE AROSE BECAUSE OF HVY WINDS AFFECTING GND SPD BTWN LNDG ACFT (WIND 300 DEGS AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS). NEXT TIME, I WOULD GO AROUND EARLIER WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT SPACING WAS TOO TIGHT AND SINCE OTHER ACFT HAD LNDG CLRNC FIRST, WOULDN'T ATTEMPT S-TURN. GLAD WE SPOKE WITH TWR SUPVR TO SHARE INFO AND PASS ON LESSONS LEARNED.
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.