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D10 controller held an MD80 high on approach for traffic. The flight crew decides to go around after recognizing they crossed the final approach course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon tower : teb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 35c |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 36l |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 575168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 575169 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
During approach while turning to final, I noticed an aircraft joining below us. I asked ATC if they were joining runway 36L and they said yes. We were at 4000 ft, cleared for the approach. As we started our turn, we went through the localizer slightly and elected to go around because we were too high to make the safe approach. I think ATC kept us high to avoid the merging traffic to runway 36L. We made an uneventful go around from 3500 ft and a return land on runway 35C.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: D10 CTLR HELD AN MD80 HIGH ON APCH FOR TFC. THE FLT CREW DECIDES TO GO AROUND AFTER RECOGNIZING THEY CROSSED THE FINAL APCH COURSE.
Narrative: DURING APCH WHILE TURNING TO FINAL, I NOTICED AN ACFT JOINING BELOW US. I ASKED ATC IF THEY WERE JOINING RWY 36L AND THEY SAID YES. WE WERE AT 4000 FT, CLRED FOR THE APCH. AS WE STARTED OUR TURN, WE WENT THROUGH THE LOC SLIGHTLY AND ELECTED TO GAR BECAUSE WE WERE TOO HIGH TO MAKE THE SAFE APCH. I THINK ATC KEPT US HIGH TO AVOID THE MERGING TFC TO RWY 36L. WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL GAR FROM 3500 FT AND A RETURN LAND ON RWY 35C.
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.