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The captain of a dhc-8-200 on approach took evasive action when he received a 'climb' traffic advisory from TCAS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1393361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While on approach with landing clearance to runway xy at ZZZ; approximately 2 mile final; TCAS issued a 'traffic' alert and showed a contact directly below our aircraft and climbing. No visual contact was established due to the relative positions of the aircraft. TCAS then issued a 'climb' advisory. As neither tower notification/advisement was received nor visual contact established; the pilot flying called for a 'go around'. During the execution of the procedure; tower asked if we were responding to an RA. The pilot monitoring replied 'affirmative' and instructions were issued to make left closed traffic and landing clearance was reconfirmed. Tower further advised; 'I told him to stay behind you.' the flight landed uneventfully.tower should have directly advised our aircraft that a helicopter was departing [a local] hospital which is in line with the final approach corridor of the landing runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The Captain of a DHC-8-200 on approach took evasive action when he received a 'Climb' traffic advisory from TCAS.
Narrative: While on approach with landing clearance to runway XY at ZZZ; approximately 2 mile final; TCAS issued a 'Traffic' alert and showed a contact directly below our aircraft and climbing. No visual contact was established due to the relative positions of the aircraft. TCAS then issued a 'Climb' advisory. As neither Tower notification/advisement was received nor visual contact established; the pilot flying called for a 'Go Around'. During the execution of the procedure; Tower asked if we were responding to an RA. The pilot monitoring replied 'affirmative' and instructions were issued to make left closed traffic and landing clearance was reconfirmed. Tower further advised; 'I told him to stay behind you.' The flight landed uneventfully.Tower should have directly advised our aircraft that a helicopter was departing [a local] Hospital which is in line with the final approach corridor of the landing runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.