Complains of parallel visual approach den.

Attributes
ACN	98559
Time
Date	198811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	98559
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Unsafe parallel visual approaches to runway 26L/right den. Approach control spaces you on companion traffic while you are in base leg, clears you for parallel visuals without your concurrence, and tells you not to pass the other aircraft which has the ability to fly slower by 10-15 KTS. You are now forced to fly night formation (less than 900' apart) without briefing or training on other pilots whose ability you know nothing of or going around when you have done nothing wrong. If nothing else, this is a gross violation of the sterile cockpit and one large distraction to val SOP's. Sooner or later someone is going to lose an engine and I don't want to be next to a single engine go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLAINS OF PARALLEL VISUAL APCH DEN.

Narrative: UNSAFE PARALLEL VISUAL APPROACHES TO RWY 26L/R DEN. APCH CTL SPACES YOU ON COMPANION TFC WHILE YOU ARE IN BASE LEG, CLEARS YOU FOR PARALLEL VISUALS WITHOUT YOUR CONCURRENCE, AND TELLS YOU NOT TO PASS THE OTHER ACFT WHICH HAS THE ABILITY TO FLY SLOWER BY 10-15 KTS. YOU ARE NOW FORCED TO FLY NIGHT FORMATION (LESS THAN 900' APART) WITHOUT BRIEFING OR TRAINING ON OTHER PLTS WHOSE ABILITY YOU KNOW NOTHING OF OR GOING AROUND WHEN YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. IF NOTHING ELSE, THIS IS A GROSS VIOLATION OF THE STERILE COCKPIT AND ONE LARGE DISTR TO VAL SOP'S. SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE AN ENGINE AND I DON'T WANT TO BE NEXT TO A SINGLE ENGINE GO AROUND.

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.