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Attributes | |
ACN | 629780 |
Time | |
Date | 200408 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3000 |
ASRS Report | 629780 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation |
Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 700 vertical : 50 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
About 5 mi out, cleared to land runway 27R at phl. About 1000 ft AGL, dash 8 approximately 2000 ft to the right at same altitude, (he was landing runway 26. Runway 26 staggered by about 3000 ft.) this aircraft minimally contributory. B737 was on approach and told to follow us (confirmed at about 800 ft). At about 300 ft AGL I (PF) stated to the captain my concerns about the B737 landing runway 35 and on an intersecting course. It didn't look like the B737 assigned landing runway 35 would be able to land without potential collision. Disturbing was that from around 300 ft AGL and below I felt I could not go around without the significant risk of flying into the B737 approaching runway 35 due to pitch, speed and limited aircraft maneuverability. Over threshold, I brought thrust to idle and pitched aircraft nose down to land on initial part of the runway and obviously (visually) indicate to the B737 pilot that I was going to commit to the landing. Phl ATC told the B737 to go around when he was 50-75 ft AGL. I don't know why the B737 did not go around earlier but runway 35 is a short runway and maybe he got fixated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEAR CONFLICT OCCURRED WHEN PHL LCL CTLR ALLOWED AN A319 AND A B737 TO CONTINUE LNDG ON XING RWYS UNTIL BOTH ACFT WERE BELOW 300 FT ON CONVERGING COURSES. PLT RPTED AN NMAC.
Narrative: ABOUT 5 MI OUT, CLRED TO LAND RWY 27R AT PHL. ABOUT 1000 FT AGL, DASH 8 APPROX 2000 FT TO THE R AT SAME ALT, (HE WAS LNDG RWY 26. RWY 26 STAGGERED BY ABOUT 3000 FT.) THIS ACFT MINIMALLY CONTRIBUTORY. B737 WAS ON APCH AND TOLD TO FOLLOW US (CONFIRMED AT ABOUT 800 FT). AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL I (PF) STATED TO THE CAPT MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE B737 LNDG RWY 35 AND ON AN INTERSECTING COURSE. IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE B737 ASSIGNED LNDG RWY 35 WOULD BE ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT POTENTIAL COLLISION. DISTURBING WAS THAT FROM AROUND 300 FT AGL AND BELOW I FELT I COULD NOT GO AROUND WITHOUT THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLYING INTO THE B737 APCHING RWY 35 DUE TO PITCH, SPD AND LIMITED ACFT MANEUVERABILITY. OVER THRESHOLD, I BROUGHT THRUST TO IDLE AND PITCHED ACFT NOSE DOWN TO LAND ON INITIAL PART OF THE RWY AND OBVIOUSLY (VISUALLY) INDICATE TO THE B737 PLT THAT I WAS GOING TO COMMIT TO THE LNDG. PHL ATC TOLD THE B737 TO GO AROUND WHEN HE WAS 50-75 FT AGL. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE B737 DID NOT GO AROUND EARLIER BUT RWY 35 IS A SHORT RWY AND MAYBE HE GOT FIXATED.
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.