Medium large transport on visual approach to runway 18L had to give way to another aircraft turning final for the same runway. Tower finally gave medium large transport the parallel runway for landing.

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Attributes
ACN	196400
Time
Date	199112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hsv
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hsv tower : hsv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	196400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	196404
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our medium large transport X was cleared visual approach to 18L at hsv. Requested 18R as ILS 18L was OTS and 18L last 1000 ft was unusable. Approach stated 'request 18R with the tower.' huntsville tower cleared us for visual 18L, our aircraft intercepted final approach for 18L, tower then stated 'traffic 3 mi right base for 18L.' traffic was constant bearing decreasing range. Traffic then confirmed with tower, 'understand we're cleared 18L?' tower stated cleared 18L. We leveled off as the conflicting aircraft continued descent and intercept of 18L final. Tower then notified us to 'expect west vector.' as the aircraft passed underneath us (greater than 500 ft) tower cleared us for 18R and apologized for the confusion/conflict. After an uneventful landing the captain called the tower to clarify what actually transpired and was assured that the problem would be taken care of. In retrospect options were to wave off conflicting traffic, wave our approach or clear conflicting traffic to 18R. Tower was unaware of the conflict when we were cleared for 18L. We were unable until approximately 4 mi out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18L HAD TO GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER ACFT TURNING FINAL FOR THE SAME RWY. TWR FINALLY GAVE MLG THE PARALLEL RWY FOR LNDG.

Narrative: OUR MLG X WAS CLRED VISUAL APCH TO 18L AT HSV. REQUESTED 18R AS ILS 18L WAS OTS AND 18L LAST 1000 FT WAS UNUSABLE. APCH STATED 'REQUEST 18R WITH THE TWR.' HUNTSVILLE TWR CLRED US FOR VISUAL 18L, OUR ACFT INTERCEPTED FINAL APCH FOR 18L, TWR THEN STATED 'TFC 3 MI R BASE FOR 18L.' TFC WAS CONSTANT BEARING DECREASING RANGE. TFC THEN CONFIRMED WITH TWR, 'UNDERSTAND WE'RE CLRED 18L?' TWR STATED CLRED 18L. WE LEVELED OFF AS THE CONFLICTING ACFT CONTINUED DSCNT AND INTERCEPT OF 18L FINAL. TWR THEN NOTIFIED US TO 'EXPECT W VECTOR.' AS THE ACFT PASSED UNDERNEATH US (GREATER THAN 500 FT) TWR CLRED US FOR 18R AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE CONFUSION/CONFLICT. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG THE CAPT CALLED THE TWR TO CLARIFY WHAT ACTUALLY TRANSPIRED AND WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IN RETROSPECT OPTIONS WERE TO WAVE OFF CONFLICTING TFC, WAVE OUR APCH OR CLR CONFLICTING TFC TO 18R. TWR WAS UNAWARE OF THE CONFLICT WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR 18L. WE WERE UNABLE UNTIL APPROX 4 MI OUT.

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.