Emj landing at lga missed approach and conflicted with helicopter traffic.

Attributes
ACN	586116
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 2000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils other localizer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	586116
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	586117
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

During an lda-a in lga, I had to go around due to very close vectoring by ATC. I ended up being turned inside cohop while still at 2000 ft. The problem arose during the missed approach procedure. Lga tower asked us to maintain 1000 ft while a helicopter traffic crossed the missed approached path. As you see, it calls for a climb to 2700 ft straight ahead on a lga radial 225 degrees. Is there a way to find out if this is a regular practice or an ATC mistake, because I was cleared for an approach and not the visual. Supplemental information from acn 586117: at 1300 ft we began to execute a go around. The tower told us to descend immediately to 1000 ft due to crossing helicopter traffic. We promptly complied and we only received a TA advisory from the TCASII. The helicopter crossed the approach path at 1500 ft. This leaves very little room for a missed approach should it become necessary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMJ LNDG AT LGA MISSED APCH AND CONFLICTED WITH HELI TFC.

Narrative: DURING AN LDA-A IN LGA, I HAD TO GO AROUND DUE TO VERY CLOSE VECTORING BY ATC. I ENDED UP BEING TURNED INSIDE COHOP WHILE STILL AT 2000 FT. THE PROB AROSE DURING THE MISSED APCH PROC. LGA TWR ASKED US TO MAINTAIN 1000 FT WHILE A HELI TFC CROSSED THE MISSED APCHED PATH. AS YOU SEE, IT CALLS FOR A CLB TO 2700 FT STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A LGA RADIAL 225 DEGS. IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A REGULAR PRACTICE OR AN ATC MISTAKE, BECAUSE I WAS CLRED FOR AN APCH AND NOT THE VISUAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 586117: AT 1300 FT WE BEGAN TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. THE TWR TOLD US TO DSND IMMEDIATELY TO 1000 FT DUE TO CROSSING HELI TFC. WE PROMPTLY COMPLIED AND WE ONLY RECEIVED A TA ADVISORY FROM THE TCASII. THE HELI CROSSED THE APCH PATH AT 1500 FT. THIS LEAVES VERY LITTLE ROOM FOR A MISSED APCH SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY.

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.