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EMB145 captain initiates a go around at 1000 ft, runway 27, bos as the local controller advises of a heavy jet departure off runway 15R. Reporter perceives an unsafe condition if landing is completed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 599990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 599990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
At 1000 ft in night VFR and cleared to land runway 27, we executed a go around to avoid the wake of a heavy A330. A safe approach and landing ensued. This is the second time this yr I've experienced this kind of operation at bos. The tower controller told us a heavy was to depart runway 15R just prior to our landing. The winds were 270 degrees/6 KTS. I sincerely question the safety of this kind of operation and feel it should be addressed. If this had happened in IFR and the tower controller had not told us about the heavy, we would never have known. The runway 15R departures were controled by a different tower frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB145 CAPT INITIATES A GAR AT 1000 FT, RWY 27, BOS AS THE LCL CTLR ADVISES OF A HVY JET DEP OFF RWY 15R. RPTR PERCEIVES AN UNSAFE CONDITION IF LNDG IS COMPLETED.
Narrative: AT 1000 FT IN NIGHT VFR AND CLRED TO LAND RWY 27, WE EXECUTED A GAR TO AVOID THE WAKE OF A HVY A330. A SAFE APCH AND LNDG ENSUED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS YR I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF OP AT BOS. THE TWR CTLR TOLD US A HVY WAS TO DEPART RWY 15R JUST PRIOR TO OUR LNDG. THE WINDS WERE 270 DEGS/6 KTS. I SINCERELY QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THIS KIND OF OP AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN IFR AND THE TWR CTLR HAD NOT TOLD US ABOUT THE HVY, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN. THE RWY 15R DEPS WERE CTLED BY A DIFFERENT TWR FREQ.
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.