A sick passenger and an airspeed anomaly on short final are distractions that cause boeing 717 fligh...

Attributes
ACN	812633
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	812633
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

About 70 mi from ZZZ the lead flight attendant called the cockpit and informed us that a passenger was very sick and vomiting. A doctor was on board and seeing to the passenger. I advised ATC and they called ahead for emt's to meet us at the gate. I also notified company operations. ATC cleared us to the OM for a visual approach to runway 9L. While stabilized on GS at 137 KTS; approximately 300 ft AGL; the airspeed footer suddenly rose to about 160 KTS. The stick shaker activated and the speed bug advanced. There was no evidence of windshear or a real stall. First officer pushed the go around button and executed a text book go around. On the following visual approach we were so carefully monitoring the instruments that I forgot to contact tower for a landing clearance. After landing; I realized my mistake and advised the tower that I was clear of the runway. The tower cleared us to the gate and said there was no problem regarding landing without a clearance. We were the only plane in the pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SICK PASSENGER AND AN AIRSPEED ANOMALY ON SHORT FINAL ARE DISTRACTIONS THAT CAUSE BOEING 717 FLIGHT CREW TO FAIL TO OBTAIN A LANDING CLEARANCE ON THEIR SECOND APPROACH SUBSEQUENT TO A GO-AROUND.

Narrative: ABOUT 70 MI FROM ZZZ THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT AND INFORMED US THAT A PAX WAS VERY SICK AND VOMITING. A DOCTOR WAS ON BOARD AND SEEING TO THE PAX. I ADVISED ATC AND THEY CALLED AHEAD FOR EMT'S TO MEET US AT THE GATE. I ALSO NOTIFIED COMPANY OPS. ATC CLRED US TO THE OM FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9L. WHILE STABILIZED ON GS AT 137 KTS; APPROX 300 FT AGL; THE AIRSPD FOOTER SUDDENLY ROSE TO ABOUT 160 KTS. THE STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED AND THE SPD BUG ADVANCED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF WINDSHEAR OR A REAL STALL. FO PUSHED THE GAR BUTTON AND EXECUTED A TEXT BOOK GAR. ON THE FOLLOWING VISUAL APCH WE WERE SO CAREFULLY MONITORING THE INSTS THAT I FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR FOR A LNDG CLRNC. AFTER LNDG; I REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND ADVISED THE TWR THAT I WAS CLEAR OF THE RWY. THE TWR CLRED US TO THE GATE AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROB REGARDING LNDG WITHOUT A CLRNC. WE WERE THE ONLY PLANE IN THE PATTERN.

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.

A sick passenger and an airspeed anomaly on short final are distractions that cause boeing 717 flight crew to fail to obtain a landing clearance on their second approach subsequent to a go-around.