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PIC of air carrier large transport doesn't like the wingtip approach procedure at sfo in a night operation and makes a missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 246295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 246295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were vectored below clouds for visual approach to runway 28R and given traffic as air carrier Y widebody transport on runway 28L. Widebody transport Y either couldn't or wouldn't stay behind us and drew abreast about 5-6 mi out and was passing. I decided 200 ft wingtip-to-wingtip clearance, especially with a heavy, was insufficient and made missed approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF ACR LGT DOESN'T LIKE THE WINGTIP APCH PROC AT SFO IN A NIGHT OP AND MAKES A MISSED APCH.
Narrative: WE WERE VECTORED BELOW CLOUDS FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28R AND GIVEN TFC AS ACR Y WDB ON RWY 28L. WDB Y EITHER COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T STAY BEHIND US AND DREW ABREAST ABOUT 5-6 MI OUT AND WAS PASSING. I DECIDED 200 FT WINGTIP-TO-WINGTIP CLRNC, ESPECIALLY WITH A HVY, WAS INSUFFICIENT AND MADE MISSED APCH.
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.