Narrative:

Air carrier X was vectored for ILS runway 22R with intercept inside the OM. Air carrier Y was on the ILS for runway 22L approximately 1 1/4 mi behind air carrier X. When air carrier Y made initial call to tower, I reduced his speed to 140 KTS in order to try to make it work (2 mi is required sep on staggered ILS's). Air carrier X however went through the localizer of runway 22R on a heading of about 180 degrees. I immediately turned air carrier X right to a heading of 240 degrees and had him climb to 2000' MSL. At this point the aircraft were about 1 mi apart. My supervisor then ordered me to turn air carrier X left for a missed approach to the east. This resulted in sep of about 3/4 mi. Summary: bad turn on by approach control, another bad turn by supervisor and a possible pilot deviation. Supplemental information from acn 111689: air carrier X was being vectored for an ILS runway 22R, however the pilot would not verbally commit himself to that runway. Air carrier Y was being vectored to ILS runway 22L. Air carrier X was vectored across the localizer to follow a helicopter landing 22L (120 KTS). At 3 mi from the marker he was cleared for the approach, assigned a 180 degree heading to intercept and descended from 3000 to 2000'. When air carrier X left 3000', air carrier Y was only 2.7 mi horizontal and established on the localizer 22L. Air carrier X appeared to make no attempt to intercept either localizer and continued to descend. As air carrier X passed through his localizer, the final controller attempted to advise the tower, however was unable to do so due to congestion. The approach seq advised the tower on his override line of the deviation. The tower at that time was unaware of the situation. The local controller issued an inappropriate heading and climbed air carrier X back into air carrier Y. Again the approach seq had to advise the tower of the deficiency. Air carrier X and air carrier Y then landed west/O further incident. A review board met and initially looked at a pilot deviation. But, after further review, the final controller was faulted by descending air carrier X prior to him becoming established on the localizer and losing applicable separates.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CROSSED THROUGH FINAL APCH COURSE RESULTING IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION WITH ANOTHER ACR ON THE PARALLEL APCH.

Narrative: ACR X WAS VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 22R WITH INTERCEPT INSIDE THE OM. ACR Y WAS ON THE ILS FOR RWY 22L APPROX 1 1/4 MI BEHIND ACR X. WHEN ACR Y MADE INITIAL CALL TO TWR, I REDUCED HIS SPD TO 140 KTS IN ORDER TO TRY TO MAKE IT WORK (2 MI IS REQUIRED SEP ON STAGGERED ILS'S). ACR X HOWEVER WENT THROUGH THE LOC OF RWY 22R ON A HDG OF ABOUT 180 DEGS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ACR X RIGHT TO A HDG OF 240 DEGS AND HAD HIM CLB TO 2000' MSL. AT THIS POINT THE ACFT WERE ABOUT 1 MI APART. MY SUPVR THEN ORDERED ME TO TURN ACR X LEFT FOR A MISSED APCH TO THE E. THIS RESULTED IN SEP OF ABOUT 3/4 MI. SUMMARY: BAD TURN ON BY APCH CTL, ANOTHER BAD TURN BY SUPVR AND A POSSIBLE PLTDEV. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 111689: ACR X WAS BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 22R, HOWEVER THE PLT WOULD NOT VERBALLY COMMIT HIMSELF TO THAT RWY. ACR Y WAS BEING VECTORED TO ILS RWY 22L. ACR X WAS VECTORED ACROSS THE LOC TO FOLLOW A HELI LNDG 22L (120 KTS). AT 3 MI FROM THE MARKER HE WAS CLRED FOR THE APCH, ASSIGNED A 180 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT AND DSNDED FROM 3000 TO 2000'. WHEN ACR X LEFT 3000', ACR Y WAS ONLY 2.7 MI HORIZ AND ESTABLISHED ON THE LOC 22L. ACR X APPEARED TO MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INTERCEPT EITHER LOC AND CONTINUED TO DSND. AS ACR X PASSED THROUGH HIS LOC, THE FINAL CTLR ATTEMPTED TO ADVISE THE TWR, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DO SO DUE TO CONGESTION. THE APCH SEQ ADVISED THE TWR ON HIS OVERRIDE LINE OF THE DEVIATION. THE TWR AT THAT TIME WAS UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION. THE LCL CTLR ISSUED AN INAPPROPRIATE HDG AND CLBED ACR X BACK INTO ACR Y. AGAIN THE APCH SEQ HAD TO ADVISE THE TWR OF THE DEFICIENCY. ACR X AND ACR Y THEN LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. A REVIEW BOARD MET AND INITIALLY LOOKED AT A PLTDEV. BUT, AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, THE FINAL CTLR WAS FAULTED BY DSNDING ACR X PRIOR TO HIM BECOMING ESTABLISHED ON THE LOC AND LOSING APPLICABLE SEPARATES.

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.