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Air carrier approaching with 300 ft overcast at pt 8 mi from threshold, tower clears aircraft onto same runway. Go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 202260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 200 msl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : clt tower : roc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6300 |
| ASRS Report | 202260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
With the WX indefinite ceiling 300 ft overcast with 3/4 to 1 mi visibility we were flying the ILS 36R approach. We had been cleared for the approach and with about 2 mi showing on our DME indicator the tower cleared an air carrier flight into position for takeoff. As we were approaching mins we saw the runway and initiated a go around. With a DME readout of 2.0 NM we were seven tenths to eight tenths of a mi from the threshold of runway 36R. That is when we heard charlotte tower clear the aircraft onto the runway in front of us. I wish there were a way a violation could be filed against the tower for endangering the lives of everyone on board our aircraft by positioning the air carrier airplane in front of us at the most critical phase of our flight, landing in a min visibility condition. I have made a formal request to the FAA that the tower tape for my flight be sent to me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR APCHING WITH 300 FT OVCST AT PT 8 MI FROM THRESHOLD, TWR CLRS ACFT ONTO SAME RWY. GAR.
Narrative: WITH THE WX INDEFINITE CEILING 300 FT OVCST WITH 3/4 TO 1 MI VISIBILITY WE WERE FLYING THE ILS 36R APCH. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR THE APCH AND WITH ABOUT 2 MI SHOWING ON OUR DME INDICATOR THE TWR CLRED AN ACR FLT INTO POS FOR TKOF. AS WE WERE APCHING MINS WE SAW THE RWY AND INITIATED A GAR. WITH A DME READOUT OF 2.0 NM WE WERE SEVEN TENTHS TO EIGHT TENTHS OF A MI FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 36R. THAT IS WHEN WE HEARD CHARLOTTE TWR CLR THE ACFT ONTO THE RWY IN FRONT OF US. I WISH THERE WERE A WAY A VIOLATION COULD BE FILED AGAINST THE TWR FOR ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE ON BOARD OUR ACFT BY POSITIONING THE ACR AIRPLANE IN FRONT OF US AT THE MOST CRITICAL PHASE OF OUR FLT, LNDG IN A MIN VISIBILITY CONDITION. I HAVE MADE A FORMAL REQUEST TO THE FAA THAT THE TWR TAPE FOR MY FLT BE SENT TO ME.
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.