 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Flight crew of B744 recognize that an unstablized approach had resulted from being kept high by D01 approach and executed go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 610720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 410 |
| ASRS Report | 610720 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 610721 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were on vectors for runway 7. The ATC facility kept us high and fast and the captain had to ask for lower. We were cleared the approach and we lowered the flaps and gear as quickly as possible. The captain asked the tower for s-turns and we attempted to lose altitude in this manner. As we continued on the approach, we received a GPWS warning and at that time the captain directed a go around. The go around was normal and landing normal. There was no human factors other than we let ATC keep us high and fast. The captain and I debriefed the event and discussed what we could have done better. I talked to the captain this morning and I think he put down runway 16 instead of runway 7.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B744 RECOGNIZE THAT AN UNSTABLIZED APCH HAD RESULTED FROM BEING KEPT HIGH BY D01 APCH AND EXECUTED GAR.
Narrative: WE WERE ON VECTORS FOR RWY 7. THE ATC FACILITY KEPT US HIGH AND FAST AND THE CAPT HAD TO ASK FOR LOWER. WE WERE CLRED THE APCH AND WE LOWERED THE FLAPS AND GEAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE CAPT ASKED THE TWR FOR S-TURNS AND WE ATTEMPTED TO LOSE ALT IN THIS MANNER. AS WE CONTINUED ON THE APCH, WE RECEIVED A GPWS WARNING AND AT THAT TIME THE CAPT DIRECTED A GAR. THE GAR WAS NORMAL AND LNDG NORMAL. THERE WAS NO HUMAN FACTORS OTHER THAN WE LET ATC KEEP US HIGH AND FAST. THE CAPT AND I DEBRIEFED THE EVENT AND DISCUSSED WHAT WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. I TALKED TO THE CAPT THIS MORNING AND I THINK HE PUT DOWN RWY 16 INSTEAD OF RWY 7.
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.