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Attributes | |
ACN | 754176 |
Time | |
Date | 200709 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : n96.airport |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl single value : 2000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | HS 125 Series |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 118 |
ASRS Report | 754176 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Commuter was flying an instrument approach and failed to yield right-of-way to VFR traffic in airport traffic pattern. A commuter company policy to execute a full instrument procedure without vectors from ATC during VMC does not constitute authority/authorized to preclude other aircraft from utilizing airspace or conducting operations into an airport. After being repeatedly berated and threatened by the commuter pilot on the unicom frequency; we elected to go around. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that they had canceled IFR because they were well ahead of the crj that was preparing to make a full instrument approach including a procedure turn. The reporter made a standard VFR left downwind for this CTAF airport. The crj in VMC condition slowed as the HS125 completed his VFR pattern. After the crj pilot began complaining about the HS125's position relative to the runway; the HS125 pilots near a landing position executed a go around. The crj well behind the HS125 perceived a conflict and also executed a go around even though it was behind and clear of the HS125. The reporter executed a go around to give way to the crj as a courtesy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR HS125 PILOT AND AN IFR CRJ EXECUTED GO AROUNDS AFTER THE HS125 WITH RIGHT OF WAY WENT AROUND BECAUSE THE CRJ DEMANDED PRIORITY BUT WAS TOO CLOSE. CTAF.
Narrative: COMMUTER WAS FLYING AN INST APCH AND FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO VFR TFC IN ARPT TFC PATTERN. A COMMUTER COMPANY POLICY TO EXECUTE A FULL INST PROC WITHOUT VECTORS FROM ATC DURING VMC DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AUTH TO PRECLUDE OTHER ACFT FROM UTILIZING AIRSPACE OR CONDUCTING OPS INTO AN ARPT. AFTER BEING REPEATEDLY BERATED AND THREATENED BY THE COMMUTER PLT ON THE UNICOM FREQ; WE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT THEY HAD CANCELED IFR BECAUSE THEY WERE WELL AHEAD OF THE CRJ THAT WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A FULL INSTRUMENT APCH INCLUDING A PROCEDURE TURN. THE REPORTER MADE A STANDARD VFR LEFT DOWNWIND FOR THIS CTAF ARPT. THE CRJ IN VMC CONDITION SLOWED AS THE HS125 COMPLETED HIS VFR PATTERN. AFTER THE CRJ PILOT BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HS125'S POSITION RELATIVE TO THE RWY; THE HS125 PILOTS NEAR A LANDING POSITION EXECUTED A GO AROUND. THE CRJ WELL BEHIND THE HS125 PERCEIVED A CONFLICT AND ALSO EXECUTED A GO AROUND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BEHIND AND CLEAR OF THE HS125. THE REPORTER EXECUTED A GO AROUND TO GIVE WAY TO THE CRJ AS A COURTESY.
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.