A B757-200 flight crew suffered a TCAS RA with a light aircraft while on a dogleg visual approach to...

Attributes
ACN	906906
Time
Date	201008
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	JAC.Airport
State Reference	WY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 19000 Flight Crew Type 9000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

While on a visual approach to jac runway 19 in VFR conditions; we got a TCAS RA to climb due to a small student plane heading directly towards us that was supposed to be on downwind. We were on a 3 mile slight dogleg to final and cleared to land by the tower. The small plane was instructed to follow us for landing and reported us in sight. We did not see the small plane and notified the tower that we did not see the plane but we could see the airport. We responded with an immediate go around [in response] to the TCAS climb RA. The tower should have given better instructions to the small plane with the inexperienced pilot to stay farther east of the airport while on downwind; in my opinion. The tower just cleared both planes for a visual and never gave any subsequent instructions to either plane to avert the near midair. While going around we also asked the tower for a missed approach altitude and the controller did not provide nor offer any altitude; just an instruction to enter a downwind for another approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew suffered a TCAS RA with a light aircraft while on a dogleg visual approach to Runway 19 at JAC.

Narrative: While on a visual approach to JAC Runway 19 in VFR conditions; we got a TCAS RA to climb due to a small student plane heading directly towards us that was supposed to be on downwind. We were on a 3 mile slight dogleg to final and cleared to land by the Tower. The small plane was instructed to follow us for landing and reported us in sight. We did not see the small plane and notified the Tower that we did not see the plane but we could see the airport. We responded with an immediate go around [in response] to the TCAS Climb RA. The Tower should have given better instructions to the small plane with the inexperienced pilot to stay farther east of the airport while on downwind; in my opinion. The Tower just cleared both planes for a visual and never gave any subsequent instructions to either plane to avert the near midair. While going around we also asked the Tower for a missed approach altitude and the Controller did not provide nor offer any altitude; just an instruction to enter a downwind for another approach.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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 B757-200 flight crew suffered a TCAS RA with a light aircraft while on a dogleg visual approach to runway 19 at jac.