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Air carrier Y ILS approach to wrong runway had near midair collision with air carrier X. Evasive action taken, air carrier Y made go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw tower : dfw artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 261036 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
During low IFR conditions, air carrier X was cleared into position and hold on runway 36R while ILS approachs were being conducted to runway 36L. As we taxied onto the runway, air carrier Y MD88 appeared out of the fog, at approximately 200 ft, lined up with runway 36R. Air carrier Y executed a go around after having descended approximately 100 ft and flew directly over our aircraft. The tower issued missed approach instructions and then was virtually silent while we got in position on the runway and other aircraft continued to land on runway 36L. It is almost indisputable that the air carrier Y crew had tuned in the runway 36R ILS as opposed to the runway 36L ILS. What lack of cockpit discipline allowed this to happen? Dfw utilizes final radar monitors. Why couldn't they tell that air carrier Y was on the wrong localizer? If they could, why did they not issue a missed approach or prevent the local controller from putting aircraft into position on runway 36R?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR Y ILS APCH TO WRONG RWY HAD NMAC WITH ACR X. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN, ACR Y MADE GAR.
Narrative: DURING LOW IFR CONDITIONS, ACR X WAS CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 36R WHILE ILS APCHS WERE BEING CONDUCTED TO RWY 36L. AS WE TAXIED ONTO THE RWY, ACR Y MD88 APPEARED OUT OF THE FOG, AT APPROX 200 FT, LINED UP WITH RWY 36R. ACR Y EXECUTED A GAR AFTER HAVING DSNDED APPROX 100 FT AND FLEW DIRECTLY OVER OUR ACFT. THE TWR ISSUED MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS AND THEN WAS VIRTUALLY SILENT WHILE WE GOT IN POS ON THE RWY AND OTHER ACFT CONTINUED TO LAND ON RWY 36L. IT IS ALMOST INDISPUTABLE THAT THE ACR Y CREW HAD TUNED IN THE RWY 36R ILS AS OPPOSED TO THE RWY 36L ILS. WHAT LACK OF COCKPIT DISCIPLINE ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN? DFW UTILIZES FINAL RADAR MONITORS. WHY COULDN'T THEY TELL THAT ACR Y WAS ON THE WRONG LOC? IF THEY COULD, WHY DID THEY NOT ISSUE A MISSED APCH OR PREVENT THE LCL CTLR FROM PUTTING ACFT INTO POS ON RWY 36R?
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.