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A C172 pilot landing cdw runway 22 went around when unable to see traffic landing runway 27 because of trees.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 744194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdw.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cdw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cdw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Person 2 | |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 105 flight time type : 105 |
| ASRS Report | 744194 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : cdw.tower |
| Airport | design : cdw.airport |
Narrative:
I was on short final to runway 22; cleared for a touch and go by tower and another aircraft waiting on runway 27 was cleared to take off. These runways intersect right past the threshold for runway 22 and about 1000 ft from the threshold of runway 27. On final there is no visual to runway 27/9 except the intersection because of a tree line. I immediately went to full power and did a go around because I didn't know where the other plane was on runway 27. The tower did not acknowledge anything or ask why I did a go around. I then continued upwind and went around for a full stop landing without incident. To prevent this from happening again the tower should have either withheld clearance to the airplane on runway 27 or given clearance to the aircraft on runway 27 after ensuring that we would be no factor (past the intersection when they started their roll).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PILOT LANDING CDW RWY 22 WENT AROUND WHEN UNABLE TO SEE TFC LANDING RWY 27 BECAUSE OF TREES.
Narrative: I WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 22; CLRED FOR A TOUCH AND GO BY TWR AND ANOTHER ACFT WAITING ON RWY 27 WAS CLRED TO TAKE OFF. THESE RWYS INTERSECT RIGHT PAST THE THRESHOLD FOR RWY 22 AND ABOUT 1000 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 27. ON FINAL THERE IS NO VISUAL TO RWY 27/9 EXCEPT THE INTXN BECAUSE OF A TREE LINE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL PWR AND DID A GAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE OTHER PLANE WAS ON RWY 27. THE TWR DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANYTHING OR ASK WHY I DID A GAR. I THEN CONTINUED UPWIND AND WENT AROUND FOR A FULL STOP LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN THE TWR SHOULD HAVE EITHER WITHHELD CLRNC TO THE AIRPLANE ON RWY 27 OR GIVEN CLRNC TO THE ACFT ON RWY 27 AFTER ENSURING THAT WE WOULD BE NO FACTOR (PAST THE INTXN WHEN THEY STARTED THEIR ROLL).
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.