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Air carrier first officer reported performing a go-around due to another aircraft unexpectedly appearing in front of them on short final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1701818 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LBB.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
While crossing the final approach fix; ATC cleared us to land number two. We saw no other traffic until a aircraft Y came out of the sun in front of us. It had been in a descending steep right turn and appeared at our altitude at about 1 o'clock. Initially; I thought it was extremely close on the order of several hundred ft. It could have been as far as 1;500 feet; but I cannot be certain. We performed a rejected landing and turned left to add space while the aircraft Y performed a touch and go. After landing; we were instructed to turn off the runway at an intersection where an airplane was waiting to cross. After selecting a later turn off; ATC told the aircraft Y to go-around because separation was lost. I cannot think of any errors made by our flight crew. We were on speed; altitude and in the correct aircraft state. I don't know how to avoid this type of event in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported performing a go-around due to another aircraft unexpectedly appearing in front of them on short final.
Narrative: While crossing the final approach fix; ATC cleared us to land number two. We saw no other traffic until a Aircraft Y came out of the sun in front of us. It had been in a descending steep right turn and appeared at our altitude at about 1 o'clock. Initially; I thought it was extremely close on the order of several hundred ft. It could have been as far as 1;500 feet; but I cannot be certain. We performed a rejected landing and turned left to add space while the Aircraft Y performed a touch and go. After landing; we were instructed to turn off the runway at an intersection where an airplane was waiting to cross. After selecting a later turn off; ATC told the Aircraft Y to go-around because separation was lost. I cannot think of any errors made by our flight crew. We were on speed; altitude and in the correct aircraft state. I don't know how to avoid this type of event in the future.
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.