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Air carrier widebody transport frt aircraft lines up with taxiway on approach to runway 6R at anc, and has to go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 180024 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : anc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 180024 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Widebody transport flight from taipei to anchorage (8 plus 30) arriving anchorage in the morning. Runway 6R was closed, flight was cleared for visibility to runway 6L after reporting 'field in sight'. PIC lined up with parallel taxiway ( side of 6L). All crew members were 'headsup' (heads up) observing this approach to landing. PIC observed aircraft on taxiway which was believed to be on runway, lined up for takeoff. PIC commented twice about the aircraft 'on the runway' and no doubt became quite focused on same. First officer and so also commented how 'the guy better get going.' PIC instructed (alerted) crew for possible go around due to the aircraft 'on the runway' and instructed first officer to rechk with tower for landing clearance! PIC believed this would prompt the other aircraft to commence his takeoff in time to provide a safe landing out of this approach. First officer called tower for verification to land, was reclred to land runway 6L. All 3 crew members were still focused on the other aircraft in amazement that he was still just sitting there! At approximately 100 ft, PIC realized the problem, advised the crew and simultaneously received tower instructions to 'go around'. A go around was executed successfully and safely. Fatigue complacency are considered major factors in this situation. Localizer was not crosschecked due to 'fixation' (focus) on the other aircraft!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB FRT ACFT LINES UP WITH TXWY ON APCH TO RWY 6R AT ANC, AND HAS TO GO AROUND.
Narrative: WDB FLT FROM TAIPEI TO ANCHORAGE (8 PLUS 30) ARRIVING ANCHORAGE IN THE MORNING. RWY 6R WAS CLOSED, FLT WAS CLRED FOR VIS TO RWY 6L AFTER RPTING 'FIELD IN SIGHT'. PIC LINED UP WITH PARALLEL TXWY ( SIDE OF 6L). ALL CREW MEMBERS WERE 'HEADSUP' (HEADS UP) OBSERVING THIS APCH TO LNDG. PIC OBSERVED ACFT ON TXWY WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE ON RWY, LINED UP FOR TKOF. PIC COMMENTED TWICE ABOUT THE ACFT 'ON THE RWY' AND NO DOUBT BECAME QUITE FOCUSED ON SAME. FO AND SO ALSO COMMENTED HOW 'THE GUY BETTER GET GOING.' PIC INSTRUCTED (ALERTED) CREW FOR POSSIBLE GAR DUE TO THE ACFT 'ON THE RWY' AND INSTRUCTED FO TO RECHK WITH TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC! PIC BELIEVED THIS WOULD PROMPT THE OTHER ACFT TO COMMENCE HIS TKOF IN TIME TO PROVIDE A SAFE LNDG OUT OF THIS APCH. FO CALLED TWR FOR VERIFICATION TO LAND, WAS RECLRED TO LAND RWY 6L. ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS WERE STILL FOCUSED ON THE OTHER ACFT IN AMAZEMENT THAT HE WAS STILL JUST SITTING THERE! AT APPROX 100 FT, PIC REALIZED THE PROB, ADVISED THE CREW AND SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED TWR INSTRUCTIONS TO 'GAR'. A GAR WAS EXECUTED SUCCESSFULLY AND SAFELY. FATIGUE COMPLACENCY ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR FACTORS IN THIS SIT. LOC WAS NOT XCHKED DUE TO 'FIXATION' (FOCUS) ON THE OTHER ACFT!
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.