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Pilot thought the opposite direction departure was unnecessarily close to his aircraft which caused a potential wake turbulence hazard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jax |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9094 flight time type : 834 |
| ASRS Report | 144751 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
When I was approximately 8 NM from the airport on base leg, I was cleared for the visibility approach to runway 13. I observed an aircraft on about a 1 mi final. I was told by ATC, 'cleared to land, expect 1 opp direction departure.' I widened out my approach a little, thinking the departure was probably a light aircraft that would be up and out of the way quickly. As I turned about a 5 mi final at 180 KTS, to my surprise, I heard ATC clear an large transport for an immediate takeoff on runway 31 with a right turn as soon as possible. I could see him coming straight toward us, and he turned about 1 mi away for us and 500' below us. I feel his takeoff clearance during our landing approach brought us unnecessarily close to each other an caused a potential wake turbulence hazard as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT THOUGHT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DEP WAS UNNECESSARILY CLOSE TO HIS ACFT WHICH CAUSED A POTENTIAL WAKE TURBULENCE HAZARD.
Narrative: WHEN I WAS APPROX 8 NM FROM THE ARPT ON BASE LEG, I WAS CLRED FOR THE VIS APCH TO RWY 13. I OBSERVED AN ACFT ON ABOUT A 1 MI FINAL. I WAS TOLD BY ATC, 'CLRED TO LAND, EXPECT 1 OPP DIRECTION DEP.' I WIDENED OUT MY APCH A LITTLE, THINKING THE DEP WAS PROBABLY A LIGHT ACFT THAT WOULD BE UP AND OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY. AS I TURNED ABOUT A 5 MI FINAL AT 180 KTS, TO MY SURPRISE, I HEARD ATC CLR AN LGT FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF ON RWY 31 WITH A RIGHT TURN ASAP. I COULD SEE HIM COMING STRAIGHT TOWARD US, AND HE TURNED ABOUT 1 MI AWAY FOR US AND 500' BELOW US. I FEEL HIS TKOF CLRNC DURING OUR LNDG APCH BROUGHT US UNNECESSARILY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AN CAUSED A POTENTIAL WAKE TURB HAZARD AS WELL.
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.