<< >> NASA ASRS Report 193863, November 1991

Small aircraft on visual approach cleared to land with medium large transport landing on intersecting runway.

Attributes
ACN	193863
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 1038
ASRS Report	193863
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Small aircraft single engine aircraft in which I was flying was on straight-in visual approach to runway 35. Conditions were broken ceiling greater than 5000 and visibility greater than 5 mi. An medium large transport was on an ILS to runway 4. The approach ends of runways 35 and 4 cross each other. I was told to maintain visual separation from the medium large transport and cleared to land on runway 35. I was never told whether I was to land before or after the medium large transport. I was never asked my approach speed, nor was I asked to keep my speed up or slow down. I arrived over the approach end of runway 35 shortly after the medium large transport had landed (it was still on the runway). Had I not maintained a high approach, I believe I would have lost control in the wake turbulence of the medium large transport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON VISUAL APCH CLRED TO LAND WITH MLG LNDG ON INTERSECTING RWY.

Narrative: SMA SINGLE ENG ACFT IN WHICH I WAS FLYING WAS ON STRAIGHT-IN VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35. CONDITIONS WERE BROKEN CEILING GREATER THAN 5000 AND VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 5 MI. AN MLG WAS ON AN ILS TO RWY 4. THE APCH ENDS OF RWYS 35 AND 4 CROSS EACH OTHER. I WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE MLG AND CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 35. I WAS NEVER TOLD WHETHER I WAS TO LAND BEFORE OR AFTER THE MLG. I WAS NEVER ASKED MY APCH SPD, NOR WAS I ASKED TO KEEP MY SPD UP OR SLOW DOWN. I ARRIVED OVER THE APCH END OF RWY 35 SHORTLY AFTER THE MLG HAD LANDED (IT WAS STILL ON THE RWY). HAD I NOT MAINTAINED A HIGH APCH, I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE LOST CTL IN THE WAKE TURB OF THE MLG.

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.