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While conducting parallel visual approach reporter aircraft had difficulty sighting traffic for parallel runway and therefore had a near midair collision in the approach path.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 106479 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 106479 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
On approach for landing the tower gave us traffic information for an aircraft landing on the parallel runway. It was hazy and we were unable to spot the traffic. I stayed to the left side of the localizer and we asked the tower again for the traffic's location. When we finally were able to see the aircraft in question, he was a little higher than us and no more than 200' of lateral sep. It was a small small aircraft and hard to see. This is not a safe operation in my opinion. If I'd been a little right of course and the small aircraft a little left, our tracks would have merged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE CONDUCTING PARALLEL VISUAL APCH REPORTER ACFT HAD DIFFICULTY SIGHTING TRAFFIC FOR PARALLEL RWY AND THEREFORE HAD A NMAC IN THE APCH PATH.
Narrative: ON APCH FOR LNDG THE TWR GAVE US TFC INFO FOR AN ACFT LNDG ON THE PARALLEL RWY. IT WAS HAZY AND WE WERE UNABLE TO SPOT THE TFC. I STAYED TO THE L SIDE OF THE LOC AND WE ASKED THE TWR AGAIN FOR THE TFC'S LOCATION. WHEN WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE ACFT IN QUESTION, HE WAS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN US AND NO MORE THAN 200' OF LATERAL SEP. IT WAS A SMALL SMA AND HARD TO SEE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE OPERATION IN MY OPINION. IF I'D BEEN A LITTLE RIGHT OF COURSE AND THE SMA A LITTLE LEFT, OUR TRACKS WOULD HAVE MERGED.
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.