<< >> NASA ASRS Report 587770, July 2003

S80 flight crew initiate missed approach at dfw when landing clearance is not received in a timely manner.

Attributes
ACN	587770
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower tower : tncc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	587770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : dfw.tower

Narrative:

We were switched over to dfw tower prior to OM. Tried repeatedly to get a landing clearance from tower, but was not able. The controller was completely overworked, and the frequency congestion only added to the problem. Took the approach as low as possible until executing the missed. After starting the missed approach, the controller then cleared us to land. This was from 50 ft. Then she stated that she had tried to contact us prior. There was no communication between our flight and the tower from the time approach handed us off. The missed and the second approach was uneventful. The tower at dfw is overworked when they try to cross all the traffic and land planes too. There should be a safer way to do this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 FLT CREW INITIATE MISSED APCH AT DFW WHEN LNDG CLRNC IS NOT RECEIVED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

Narrative: WE WERE SWITCHED OVER TO DFW TWR PRIOR TO OM. TRIED REPEATEDLY TO GET A LNDG CLRNC FROM TWR, BUT WAS NOT ABLE. THE CTLR WAS COMPLETELY OVERWORKED, AND THE FREQ CONGESTION ONLY ADDED TO THE PROB. TOOK THE APCH AS LOW AS POSSIBLE UNTIL EXECUTING THE MISSED. AFTER STARTING THE MISSED APCH, THE CTLR THEN CLRED US TO LAND. THIS WAS FROM 50 FT. THEN SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD TRIED TO CONTACT US PRIOR. THERE WAS NO COM BTWN OUR FLT AND THE TWR FROM THE TIME APCH HANDED US OFF. THE MISSED AND THE SECOND APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE TWR AT DFW IS OVERWORKED WHEN THEY TRY TO CROSS ALL THE TFC AND LAND PLANES TOO. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFER WAY TO DO THIS.

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.