Commuter mdt made a go around at ord when TCASII gave a climb alert on final approach. Multiple runway operation parallel runways in use.

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Attributes
ACN	189264
Time
Date	199109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	189264
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

New first officer, flying, was given a high and fast clearance (keep the speed up while cleared for a visual). Prior to intercepting the final approach course the autoplt disconnected by itself (which in this type of aircraft is unusual. But not surprising as an operations bulletin has been issued on this problem). My first officer became somewhat distraction by this disconnect and it appeared he was going to overshoot the approach course and I immediately and continually reminded him that it appeared he was starting to overshoot the assigned runway and that he was high. He started to correct but in the descent we received a TCASII RA to climb (probably from the parallel 9R approach course aircraft). We climbed according to the TCASII RA instructions and then did a go around due to the high angle to the runway. In retrospect, I should have taken the aircraft away from the first officer during his initial overshoot as he was putting way too much emphasis on autoplt rather than pilot skills and this led to further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER MDT MADE A GAR AT ORD WHEN TCASII GAVE A CLB ALERT ON FINAL APCH. MULTIPLE RWY OP PARALLEL RWYS IN USE.

Narrative: NEW FO, FLYING, WAS GIVEN A HIGH AND FAST CLRNC (KEEP THE SPD UP WHILE CLRED FOR A VISUAL). PRIOR TO INTERCEPTING THE FINAL APCH COURSE THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED BY ITSELF (WHICH IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT IS UNUSUAL. BUT NOT SURPRISING AS AN OPS BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM). MY FO BECAME SOMEWHAT DISTR BY THIS DISCONNECT AND IT APPEARED HE WAS GOING TO OVERSHOOT THE APCH COURSE AND I IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUALLY REMINDED HIM THAT IT APPEARED HE WAS STARTING TO OVERSHOOT THE ASSIGNED RWY AND THAT HE WAS HIGH. HE STARTED TO CORRECT BUT IN THE DSCNT WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA TO CLB (PROBABLY FROM THE PARALLEL 9R APCH COURSE ACFT). WE CLBED ACCORDING TO THE TCASII RA INSTRUCTIONS AND THEN DID A GAR DUE TO THE HIGH ANGLE TO THE RWY. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE ACFT AWAY FROM THE FO DURING HIS INITIAL OVERSHOOT AS HE WAS PUTTING WAY TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON AUTOPLT RATHER THAN PLT SKILLS AND THIS LED TO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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.