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Moderate evasive action required by air carrier-medium large transport on departure climb because of close proximity of air carrier-medium large transport on go around on parallel runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 98462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr tower : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 98462 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On 11/wed/88 I was in command of medium large transport X en route from ewr to buf. Everything was routine as I taxied the aircraft onto runway 4L for departure. After waiting a short time in position the tower issued a takeoff clearance. It was the copilot's leg so he advanced the throttles and began the takeoff. Medium large transport X had been issued the standard ewr departure for 4L which requires a turn to 60 degrees as soon as practical. The aircraft had turned about 10 degrees when medium large transport Y advised the tower that he was going around from runway 4R. I looked out the window to see medium large transport Y just a little ahead (about one aircraft length) and about 50-100' above our present aircraft position. Medium large transport Y apparently was flying runway heading for 4R and several hundred ft above the runway. The tower, upon hearing medium large transport Y advisory of the GA, advised medium large transport X to turn to a 10 degree heading. I had already begun turning away from medium large transport Y before hearing the new clearance. From that point on, the tower and departure gave adequate adn safe operation. Medium large transport X did, in my opinion, get critically close to the medium large transport Y. It wasn't, however, let go for too long so as to require and evasive maneuver by me or anyone else. The professionalism of both the ATC and the airline system prevailed on 11/wed/88.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MODERATE EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED BY ACR-MLG ON DEP CLIMB BECAUSE OF CLOSE PROX OF ACR-MLG ON GO AROUND ON PARALLEL RWY.
Narrative: ON 11/WED/88 I WAS IN COMMAND OF MLG X ENRTE FROM EWR TO BUF. EVERYTHING WAS ROUTINE AS I TAXIED THE ACFT ONTO RWY 4L FOR DEP. AFTER WAITING A SHORT TIME IN POS THE TWR ISSUED A TKOF CLRNC. IT WAS THE COPLT'S LEG SO HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND BEGAN THE TKOF. MLG X HAD BEEN ISSUED THE STANDARD EWR DEP FOR 4L WHICH REQUIRES A TURN TO 60 DEGS AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. THE ACFT HAD TURNED ABOUT 10 DEGS WHEN MLG Y ADVISED THE TWR THAT HE WAS GOING AROUND FROM RWY 4R. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE MLG Y JUST A LITTLE AHEAD (ABOUT ONE ACFT LENGTH) AND ABOUT 50-100' ABOVE OUR PRESENT ACFT POS. MLG Y APPARENTLY WAS FLYING RWY HDG FOR 4R AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FT ABOVE THE RWY. THE TWR, UPON HEARING MLG Y ADVISORY OF THE GA, ADVISED MLG X TO TURN TO A 10 DEG HDG. I HAD ALREADY BEGUN TURNING AWAY FROM MLG Y BEFORE HEARING THE NEW CLRNC. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE TWR AND DEP GAVE ADEQUATE ADN SAFE OPERATION. MLG X DID, IN MY OPINION, GET CRITICALLY CLOSE TO THE MLG Y. IT WASN'T, HOWEVER, LET GO FOR TOO LONG SO AS TO REQUIRE AND EVASIVE MANEUVER BY ME OR ANYONE ELSE. THE PROFESSIONALISM OF BOTH THE ATC AND THE AIRLINE SYS PREVAILED ON 11/WED/88.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.