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ATR72 flight crew executes a go around for an iguana on the runway. Subsequent attempt was successful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tjsj.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tjsj.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 689341 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : animal |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
After going missed on runway 8 for an iguana; we were re-vectored for the visual ATC advised that more iguanas had moved on the runway at taxiway S6 which is 5550 ft down the runway and he was unable to issue a landing clearance and to state our intentions. With 5550 ft runway usable and our weight checked; I felt that a safe landing could executed. ATC said land at own risk due to iguana and we landed and cleared at taxiway S4.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR72 FLT CREW EXECUTES A GAR FOR AN IGUANA ON THE RWY. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Narrative: AFTER GOING MISSED ON RWY 8 FOR AN IGUANA; WE WERE RE-VECTORED FOR THE VISUAL ATC ADVISED THAT MORE IGUANAS HAD MOVED ON THE RWY AT TXWY S6 WHICH IS 5550 FT DOWN THE RWY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ISSUE A LNDG CLRNC AND TO STATE OUR INTENTIONS. WITH 5550 FT RWY USABLE AND OUR WT CHKED; I FELT THAT A SAFE LNDG COULD EXECUTED. ATC SAID LAND AT OWN RISK DUE TO IGUANA AND WE LANDED AND CLRED AT TXWY S4.
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.