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Performing lda-DME 19R at dca; B737-400 goes around from low final when advised by aircraft holding short that a third aircraft was in position on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 763131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 763131 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
During final approach lda-DME 19 to dca. Low ceiling and strong southwest wind. Cleared for landing at 7-8 mi out. Continued approach; breaking out to visual conditions at 1200 ft. Stable over the river; red over white on the offset VASI at 1000 ft. Started turn towards the runway shifting to primary VASI. At about 700 ft still turning for runway centerline with shifting winds a pilot holding in the block for 19 states 'you have an aircraft on the runway.' this was followed by the tower controller stating 'oh $#%& air carrier X go around.' while these statements were occurring we finished our turn to final; saw the aircraft and executed our go around from about 600 ft to 3000 ft for an additional 10 min rough ride for our second approach and uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PERFORMING LDA-DME 19R AT DCA; B737-400 GOES AROUND FROM LOW FINAL WHEN ADVISED BY ACFT HOLDING SHORT THAT A THIRD ACFT WAS IN POS ON THE RWY.
Narrative: DURING FINAL APCH LDA-DME 19 TO DCA. LOW CEILING AND STRONG SW WIND. CLRED FOR LNDG AT 7-8 MI OUT. CONTINUED APCH; BREAKING OUT TO VISUAL CONDITIONS AT 1200 FT. STABLE OVER THE RIVER; RED OVER WHITE ON THE OFFSET VASI AT 1000 FT. STARTED TURN TOWARDS THE RWY SHIFTING TO PRIMARY VASI. AT ABOUT 700 FT STILL TURNING FOR RWY CTRLINE WITH SHIFTING WINDS A PLT HOLDING IN THE BLOCK FOR 19 STATES 'YOU HAVE AN ACFT ON THE RWY.' THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TWR CTLR STATING 'OH $#%& ACR X GAR.' WHILE THESE STATEMENTS WERE OCCURRING WE FINISHED OUR TURN TO FINAL; SAW THE ACFT AND EXECUTED OUR GAR FROM ABOUT 600 FT TO 3000 FT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MIN ROUGH RIDE FOR OUR SECOND APCH AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
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.