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Attributes | |
ACN | 652446 |
Time | |
Date | 200503 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mgj.airport |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B727-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : second officer |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 320 |
ASRS Report | 652446 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 11600 flight time type : 7900 |
ASRS Report | 652083 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
We were level at 11000 ft eastbound and navigating to swf. The L-2 window shattered just as we were getting a frequency change to wilkes-barre approach. We checked in and wilkes-barre immediately gave us a new vector routing for our arrival. Captain explained the problem; requested an immediate descent to 9000 ft with a vector towards swf; and was cleared as requested. We handled the shattered window using the red tabs and pressed on to stewart. We were given a series of step-down dscnts; all while we were IMC. Under control of stewart approach; we were given a descent to 2500 ft well away from the field. First officer was flying. There is no VOR anywhere near the field. The VASI was NOTAM'ed out and we could not identify the localizer to runway 9. Captain queried stewart approach and asked them if the ILS was up. They replied; 'don't worry; you'll see the runway descending out of 3500 ft.' we broke out at 3000 ft (2500 ft AGL). Visibility was day underneath but milky in early morning daylight. Ground was entirely snow covered. Vector was 090 degrees for runway 9. At about 2800 ft; we saw a runway straight ahead for which we were lined up. We called the runway and were cleared to do a visual approach and cleared to land. We were fully configured to land. The captain realized once we got closer that this was not stewart airport. We did a go around; contacted approach and got vectors to stewart. We also firmly requested them to turn the ILS on. Landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 CREW APCHING SWF'S SNOW COVERED TERRAIN MISTOOK MGJ FOR SWF DURING THE SUNRISE. THE CREW WENT AROUND FOLLOWING A LOW APCH.
Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT 11000 FT EBOUND AND NAVING TO SWF. THE L-2 WINDOW SHATTERED JUST AS WE WERE GETTING A FREQ CHANGE TO WILKES-BARRE APCH. WE CHKED IN AND WILKES-BARRE IMMEDIATELY GAVE US A NEW VECTOR ROUTING FOR OUR ARR. CAPT EXPLAINED THE PROB; REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO 9000 FT WITH A VECTOR TOWARDS SWF; AND WAS CLRED AS REQUESTED. WE HANDLED THE SHATTERED WINDOW USING THE RED TABS AND PRESSED ON TO STEWART. WE WERE GIVEN A SERIES OF STEP-DOWN DSCNTS; ALL WHILE WE WERE IMC. UNDER CTL OF STEWART APCH; WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT TO 2500 FT WELL AWAY FROM THE FIELD. FO WAS FLYING. THERE IS NO VOR ANYWHERE NEAR THE FIELD. THE VASI WAS NOTAM'ED OUT AND WE COULD NOT IDENT THE LOC TO RWY 9. CAPT QUERIED STEWART APCH AND ASKED THEM IF THE ILS WAS UP. THEY REPLIED; 'DON'T WORRY; YOU'LL SEE THE RWY DSNDING OUT OF 3500 FT.' WE BROKE OUT AT 3000 FT (2500 FT AGL). VISIBILITY WAS DAY UNDERNEATH BUT MILKY IN EARLY MORNING DAYLIGHT. GND WAS ENTIRELY SNOW COVERED. VECTOR WAS 090 DEGS FOR RWY 9. AT ABOUT 2800 FT; WE SAW A RWY STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR WHICH WE WERE LINED UP. WE CALLED THE RWY AND WERE CLRED TO DO A VISUAL APCH AND CLRED TO LAND. WE WERE FULLY CONFIGURED TO LAND. THE CAPT REALIZED ONCE WE GOT CLOSER THAT THIS WAS NOT STEWART ARPT. WE DID A GAR; CONTACTED APCH AND GOT VECTORS TO STEWART. WE ALSO FIRMLY REQUESTED THEM TO TURN THE ILS ON. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.