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A B747 on a tower ordered go around at ewr passes 200 to 300 ft above a DC8 holding in position for takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558338 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | controller military : 13 flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 0 |
| ASRS Report | 558338 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 250 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
While #1 for takeoff on runway 22R at ewr, we witnessed a potential landing accident. A cargo DC8 was holding in position. A B747 was on final, and lined up to land on runway 22R. This was not alarming because planes had been side stepping to runway 22L. However, when I looked outside, I noticed that the B747 was not side stepping. I mentioned to the captain and first officer 'what is going on?' and moments later tower sent the B747 around. My best guess is that the B747 was no more than 200-300 ft AGL when it initiated the go around. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the ASRS report was submitted to an official of the carrier's safety department. The official said that the crew of the observing B727 aircraft was quite upset about how close the B747 came to the DC8 as it passed overhead.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747 ON A TWR ORDERED GAR AT EWR PASSES 200 TO 300 FT ABOVE A DC8 HOLDING IN POS FOR TKOF.
Narrative: WHILE #1 FOR TKOF ON RWY 22R AT EWR, WE WITNESSED A POTENTIAL LNDG ACCIDENT. A CARGO DC8 WAS HOLDING IN POS. A B747 WAS ON FINAL, AND LINED UP TO LAND ON RWY 22R. THIS WAS NOT ALARMING BECAUSE PLANES HAD BEEN SIDE STEPPING TO RWY 22L. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE, I NOTICED THAT THE B747 WAS NOT SIDE STEPPING. I MENTIONED TO THE CAPT AND FO 'WHAT IS GOING ON?' AND MOMENTS LATER TWR SENT THE B747 AROUND. MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THE B747 WAS NO MORE THAN 200-300 FT AGL WHEN IT INITIATED THE GAR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE ASRS RPT WAS SUBMITTED TO AN OFFICIAL OF THE CARRIER'S SAFETY DEPT. THE OFFICIAL SAID THAT THE CREW OF THE OBSERVING B727 ACFT WAS QUITE UPSET ABOUT HOW CLOSE THE B747 CAME TO THE DC8 AS IT PASSED OVERHEAD.
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.