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Mem tower described an unexpected go around event that caused concern regarding a possible loss of wake turbulence separation with a converging arrival aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1114189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201309 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MEM.Tower |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was working local control. I had one arrival to runway 36L; a heavy; and one arrival to runway 9; another heavy. Both aircraft had been cleared to land. At about midfield; the runway 36L arrival reported he was on the go. At this time; the aircraft was about a 2 mile final to runway 9. The unplanned go-around placed the go around in too close proximity to wake turbulence. I recommend that a procedure be developed allowing adequate spacing between runway 36L arrivals and runway 9 arrivals to protect for unplanned go-around situations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MEM Tower described an unexpected go around event that caused concern regarding a possible loss of wake turbulence separation with a converging arrival aircraft.
Narrative: I was working Local Control. I had one arrival to Runway 36L; a heavy; and one arrival to Runway 9; another heavy. Both aircraft had been cleared to land. At about midfield; the Runway 36L arrival reported he was on the go. At this time; the aircraft was about a 2 mile final to Runway 9. The unplanned go-around placed the go around in too close proximity to wake turbulence. I recommend that a procedure be developed allowing adequate spacing between Runway 36L arrivals and Runway 9 arrivals to protect for unplanned go-around situations.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.