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Attributes | |
ACN | 812696 |
Time | |
Date | 200811 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : tlh.airport |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : tlh.tower tracon : n90.tracon |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : tlh.tower |
Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 36 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1370 flight time type : 400 |
ASRS Report | 812696 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance |
Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 50 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was on an IFR flight to tlh. Although the airport was VFR; I was IMC coming in from the west. Approach vectored me to the GPS runway 9 and then handed me off to the tower. Tower cleared me to land and asked me to keep my speed up. I broke out just inside the FAF and because I was asked to keep my speed up; flew my approach at 105 KTS which is just below my gear down speed and about 20 KTS higher than normal approach. I then heard tower ask a light twin if he had me in sight and could he keep separation. The light twin responded yes to both and then was cleared for the ILS runway 36. These 2 approachs intersect at the threshold of each runway. When I was on very short final; I reduced power and pulled my nose up so I could slow down to flap operating speed and get to a normal landing speed. At that instant the jet flashed by very close; ahead and below. I landed and 3 people from the FBO came out to ask about the event and one remarked he had seen me pull up. Only later did it occur to me that I had only pulled up by chance in order to slow down; not evade. There are several ways to avoid simultaneous intersecting approachs. I have no interest in getting anyone in trouble; only making this airport safer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TLH LOCAL CONTROLLER ASKED A LIGHT TRANSPORT CREW IF THEY COULD KEEP A SMALL AIRCRAFT IN SIGHT. THEY APPLIED AFFIRMATIVE BUT HAD A NMAC AT THE NEAR INTERSECTING RUNWAYS THRESHOLDS.
Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT TO TLH. ALTHOUGH THE ARPT WAS VFR; I WAS IMC COMING IN FROM THE W. APCH VECTORED ME TO THE GPS RWY 9 AND THEN HANDED ME OFF TO THE TWR. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND AND ASKED ME TO KEEP MY SPD UP. I BROKE OUT JUST INSIDE THE FAF AND BECAUSE I WAS ASKED TO KEEP MY SPD UP; FLEW MY APCH AT 105 KTS WHICH IS JUST BELOW MY GEAR DOWN SPD AND ABOUT 20 KTS HIGHER THAN NORMAL APCH. I THEN HEARD TWR ASK A LIGHT TWIN IF HE HAD ME IN SIGHT AND COULD HE KEEP SEPARATION. THE LIGHT TWIN RESPONDED YES TO BOTH AND THEN WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 36. THESE 2 APCHS INTERSECT AT THE THRESHOLD OF EACH RWY. WHEN I WAS ON VERY SHORT FINAL; I REDUCED PWR AND PULLED MY NOSE UP SO I COULD SLOW DOWN TO FLAP OPERATING SPD AND GET TO A NORMAL LNDG SPD. AT THAT INSTANT THE JET FLASHED BY VERY CLOSE; AHEAD AND BELOW. I LANDED AND 3 PEOPLE FROM THE FBO CAME OUT TO ASK ABOUT THE EVENT AND ONE REMARKED HE HAD SEEN ME PULL UP. ONLY LATER DID IT OCCUR TO ME THAT I HAD ONLY PULLED UP BY CHANCE IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN; NOT EVADE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO AVOID SIMULTANEOUS INTERSECTING APCHS. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN GETTING ANYONE IN TROUBLE; ONLY MAKING THIS ARPT SAFER.
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.