An ATCT local controller issued landing clrncs to 2 aircraft that would have had them landing head t...

Attributes
ACN	272584
Time
Date	199405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sap
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	272584
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 250
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Cleared VOR approach to runway 21, circle to land 03. At about 5 mi out, changed to sap tower who cleared us to land runway 21, with calm winds. At about 2000-3000 ft remaining, we asked about desired turnoff. Told to clear at the end. I saw an aircraft (air carrier A-320) on very short final approach. The first officer notified sap tower of the situation, who issued 90-around instructions. During our time on tower frequency, we heard no other aircraft. According to the operations agent of my company. This is not the first such incident of this type.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATCT LCL CTLR ISSUED LNDG CLRNCS TO 2 ACFT THAT WOULD HAVE HAD THEM LNDG HEAD TO HEAD.

Narrative: CLRED VOR APCH TO RWY 21, CIRCLE TO LAND 03. AT ABOUT 5 MI OUT, CHANGED TO SAP TWR WHO CLRED US TO LAND RWY 21, WITH CALM WINDS. AT ABOUT 2000-3000 FT REMAINING, WE ASKED ABOUT DESIRED TURNOFF. TOLD TO CLR AT THE END. I SAW AN ACFT (ACR A-320) ON VERY SHORT FINAL APCH. THE FO NOTIFIED SAP TWR OF THE SIT, WHO ISSUED 90-AROUND INSTRUCTIONS. DURING OUR TIME ON TWR FREQ, WE HEARD NO OTHER ACFT. ACCORDING TO THE OPS AGENT OF MY COMPANY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SUCH INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE.

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.

An ATCT local controller issued landing clrncs to 2 aircraft that would have had them landing head to head.