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An air carrier medium large transport apparently made a 360 degree turn without clearance while on approach to lose altitude in a TCA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 210636 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just northwest of msp airport, approach control turned air carrier flight X on about a 3 mi final with aircraft descending through 4000 ft and cleared for visual approach. I decided I was too high and did 360 degree turn to left and was cleared to reenter final. No comment from controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG APPARENTLY MADE A 360 DEG TURN WITHOUT CLRNC WHILE ON APCH TO LOSE ALT IN A TCA.
Narrative: JUST NW OF MSP ARPT, APCH CTL TURNED ACR FLT X ON ABOUT A 3 MI FINAL WITH ACFT DSNDING THROUGH 4000 FT AND CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH. I DECIDED I WAS TOO HIGH AND DID 360 DEG TURN TO L AND WAS CLRED TO REENTER FINAL. NO COMMENT FROM CTLR.
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.