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Flight crew of B757 on final approach to runway 27R at phl have near midair collision with commuter jet making missed approach from runway 35. This followed immediately after a separate close encounter between 2 other aircraft in similar circumstances.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, 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 | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 597591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 250 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were on short final to runway 27R at phl when ATC issued go around instructions to an rj that was on short final to runway 35. The rj passed just ahead and above us from left to right. Less than 1 min prior to our incident a commuter (dash 8) making a go around from runway 35 passed under an airbus making a go around from runway 27R. Contributing factors: the controller was possibly overloaded, frequency congestion, heavy air traffic to crossing runways, and our situational awareness reduced by loss of our TCASII en route from bwi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B757 ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 27R AT PHL HAVE NMAC WITH COMMUTER JET MAKING MISSED APCH FROM RWY 35. THIS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY AFTER A SEPARATE CLOSE ENCOUNTER BTWN 2 OTHER ACFT IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Narrative: WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 27R AT PHL WHEN ATC ISSUED GAR INSTRUCTIONS TO AN RJ THAT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 35. THE RJ PASSED JUST AHEAD AND ABOVE US FROM L TO R. LESS THAN 1 MIN PRIOR TO OUR INCIDENT A COMMUTER (DASH 8) MAKING A GAR FROM RWY 35 PASSED UNDER AN AIRBUS MAKING A GAR FROM RWY 27R. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE CTLR WAS POSSIBLY OVERLOADED, FREQ CONGESTION, HVY AIR TFC TO XING RWYS, AND OUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS REDUCED BY LOSS OF OUR TCASII ENRTE FROM BWI.
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.