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Small aircraft on one-quarter mile final visual approach does go around as second aircraft is cleared for takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 139800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lns |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lns |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 139800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1200 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation other |
Narrative:
On visibility approach to runway 8 at lns, the tower controller cleared an aircraft for takeoff while I was on a 1/4 mi final approach to the same runway. A balked landing was initiated at which time the time controller stated that our assigned runway was runway 13, not runway 8. After landing, the tower asked if I would call them on the phone. During the phone conversation, tower supervisor seemed confused as to why I was unable to accept runway 13 for landing. I advised him that runway 13 was never assigned. Harrisburg approach cleared me for the visibility approach, runway 8, at lancaster. On my first to the lancaster tower,I advised that I was on the visibility approach to runway 8 and was then told (by tower) to make a 'wide base' for runway 8 and to report a 3 mi final approach. Due to frequency congestion, I reported a 2 1/2 mi final for runway 8 and was told to continue. The balked landing was initiated on a 1/4 mi final.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON ONE-QUARTER MILE FINAL VISUAL APCH DOES GO AROUND AS SECOND ACFT IS CLEARED FOR TKOF.
Narrative: ON VIS APCH TO RWY 8 AT LNS, THE TWR CTLR CLRED AN ACFT FOR TKOF WHILE I WAS ON A 1/4 MI FINAL APCH TO THE SAME RWY. A BALKED LNDG WAS INITIATED AT WHICH TIME THE TIME CTLR STATED THAT OUR ASSIGNED RWY WAS RWY 13, NOT RWY 8. AFTER LNDG, THE TWR ASKED IF I WOULD CALL THEM ON THE PHONE. DURING THE PHONE CONVERSATION, TWR SUPVR SEEMED CONFUSED AS TO WHY I WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT RWY 13 FOR LNDG. I ADVISED HIM THAT RWY 13 WAS NEVER ASSIGNED. HARRISBURG APCH CLRED ME FOR THE VIS APCH, RWY 8, AT LANCASTER. ON MY FIRST TO THE LANCASTER TWR,I ADVISED THAT I WAS ON THE VIS APCH TO RWY 8 AND WAS THEN TOLD (BY TWR) TO MAKE A 'WIDE BASE' FOR RWY 8 AND TO RPT A 3 MI FINAL APCH. DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION, I RPTED A 2 1/2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 8 AND WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE. THE BALKED LNDG WAS INITIATED ON A 1/4 MI FINAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.