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Regional jet flight crew accepts visual to runway 33 at dca but executes go-around when approach becomes unstable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 812629 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower tower : zzz.tower |
| 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 : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 812629 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 812628 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was the PNF doing the mount vernon visual to runway 1 into dca. We were following the river configured about 2 mi out and 1000 ft AGL when tower asked us if we could accept runway 33. After consulting with the captain I replied that yes we could accept runway 33 having agreed that we both had runway 33 in sight. The PF turned just a second too late to final. That combined with the winds made us overshoot. This led to an unstable approach and the go around was called by the PF. The go around procedure was accomplished and we were worked back into the sequence and landed on runway 1. The approach to runway 33 from the mount vernon visual is tough at night. In the future; I will take more care to make sure that the possibility of the switch from runway 1 to runway 33 is briefed in more detail. I will also not use any hesitation to decline runway 33 and land on runway 1 if the winds are not favoring a runway 33 landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REGIONAL JET FLIGHT CREW ACCEPTS VISUAL TO RWY 33 AT DCA BUT EXECUTES GO-AROUND WHEN APPROACH BECOMES UNSTABLE.
Narrative: I WAS THE PNF DOING THE MOUNT VERNON VISUAL TO RWY 1 INTO DCA. WE WERE FOLLOWING THE RIVER CONFIGURED ABOUT 2 MI OUT AND 1000 FT AGL WHEN TWR ASKED US IF WE COULD ACCEPT RWY 33. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE CAPT I REPLIED THAT YES WE COULD ACCEPT RWY 33 HAVING AGREED THAT WE BOTH HAD RWY 33 IN SIGHT. THE PF TURNED JUST A SECOND TOO LATE TO FINAL. THAT COMBINED WITH THE WINDS MADE US OVERSHOOT. THIS LED TO AN UNSTABLE APCH AND THE GAR WAS CALLED BY THE PF. THE GAR PROC WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WE WERE WORKED BACK INTO THE SEQUENCE AND LANDED ON RWY 1. THE APCH TO RWY 33 FROM THE MOUNT VERNON VISUAL IS TOUGH AT NIGHT. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL TAKE MORE CARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SWITCH FROM RWY 1 TO RWY 33 IS BRIEFED IN MORE DETAIL. I WILL ALSO NOT USE ANY HESITATION TO DECLINE RWY 33 AND LAND ON RWY 1 IF THE WINDS ARE NOT FAVORING A RWY 33 LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.