Heading track deviation with approach to wrong runway by a hawker jet created an near midair collisi...

Attributes
ACN	626327
Time
Date	200406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 1-600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11610 flight time type : 8300
ASRS Report	626327
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was cleared for the visual approach to runway 8R at mia. Mia tower called traffic, a hawker jet, behind us on approach to runway 8L and we were told that the traffic had us in sight and would maintain visual separation. We saw the traffic on TCASII but did not have visual contact. We saw that his TCASII target was getting closer to us. I continued to look for the traffic but did not have him in sight. Within seconds, we got a TCASII resolution alert instructing us to climb and the aircraft's TCASII target showed merged with us with a +1 (100 ft) deviation above us. I looked back out the left window and still saw nothing. I glanced back at the TCASII, which still showed the target +1 above. Looking back out the left window, I spotted the hawker jet roughly 100 ft below our left wing, moving underneath us. The first officer (PF) called for a go around and the procedure was executed. I advised the tower of the go around and he said that the hawker was on a visual approach for runway 8L and had us in sight, but that maybe had overshot his approach 'a little.' I told him that the aircraft was too close and that we were continuing with the go around procedure. It appeared to me that the aircraft was headed to runway 8R. The tower instructed us to execute a tight left 360 degree turn and reclred us for the visual approach to runway 8R. Upon completing 270 degrees of the turn, we were told that there was a DC8 on a 9 mi final for runway 8L and we were instructed to 'keep it tight.' both the first officer and myself got a visual on the DC8 and agreed that it was too close for us to continue the approach safely. I advised the tower of this and we were given a 320 degree heading to avoid the DC8. We were then instructed to continue the right turn and reclred again for the visual approach to runway 8R. An near midair collision report was filed with the mia tower concerning the hawker jet. Incidentally, an off-duty air carrier mechanic saw the near midair collision and immediately contacted the mia air carrier chief pilot's office to report what he saw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV WITH APCH TO WRONG RWY BY A HAWKER JET CREATED AN NMAC BTWN IT AND THE RPTR'S ACFT ON SHORT FINAL APCHING RWY 8R AT MIA.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8R AT MIA. MIA TWR CALLED TFC, A HAWKER JET, BEHIND US ON APCH TO RWY 8L AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TFC HAD US IN SIGHT AND WOULD MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION. WE SAW THE TFC ON TCASII BUT DID NOT HAVE VISUAL CONTACT. WE SAW THAT HIS TCASII TARGET WAS GETTING CLOSER TO US. I CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR THE TFC BUT DID NOT HAVE HIM IN SIGHT. WITHIN SECONDS, WE GOT A TCASII RESOLUTION ALERT INSTRUCTING US TO CLB AND THE ACFT'S TCASII TARGET SHOWED MERGED WITH US WITH A +1 (100 FT) DEV ABOVE US. I LOOKED BACK OUT THE L WINDOW AND STILL SAW NOTHING. I GLANCED BACK AT THE TCASII, WHICH STILL SHOWED THE TARGET +1 ABOVE. LOOKING BACK OUT THE L WINDOW, I SPOTTED THE HAWKER JET ROUGHLY 100 FT BELOW OUR L WING, MOVING UNDERNEATH US. THE FO (PF) CALLED FOR A GAR AND THE PROC WAS EXECUTED. I ADVISED THE TWR OF THE GAR AND HE SAID THAT THE HAWKER WAS ON A VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 8L AND HAD US IN SIGHT, BUT THAT MAYBE HAD OVERSHOT HIS APCH 'A LITTLE.' I TOLD HIM THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO CLOSE AND THAT WE WERE CONTINUING WITH THE GAR PROC. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE ACFT WAS HEADED TO RWY 8R. THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO EXECUTE A TIGHT L 360 DEG TURN AND RECLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8R. UPON COMPLETING 270 DEGS OF THE TURN, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DC8 ON A 9 MI FINAL FOR RWY 8L AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO 'KEEP IT TIGHT.' BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF GOT A VISUAL ON THE DC8 AND AGREED THAT IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR US TO CONTINUE THE APCH SAFELY. I ADVISED THE TWR OF THIS AND WE WERE GIVEN A 320 DEG HDG TO AVOID THE DC8. WE WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE THE R TURN AND RECLRED AGAIN FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8R. AN NMAC RPT WAS FILED WITH THE MIA TWR CONCERNING THE HAWKER JET. INCIDENTALLY, AN OFF-DUTY ACR MECH SAW THE NMAC AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MIA ACR CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE TO RPT WHAT HE SAW.

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.

Heading track deviation with approach to wrong runway by a hawker jet created an near midair collision between it and the reporter's aircraft on short final approaching runway 8R at mia.