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Flight crew of an light transport were startled on final approach by unknown fireworks display bursting at their altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 275832 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sts |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 275883 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
While on downwind for runway 14, a tanker, who had just landed, advised us of 'heavy flack on short final.' as we turned base we observed fireworks going off at our altitude, approximately 1 - 1 1/2 mi out the extended centerline of runway 14. We elected to turn final early and dogleg towards the runway. As we rolled out on final, one of the displays went off just behind our right wing. I have 2 questions: 1) who approved a fireworks demonstration so close to an airport? 2) why was it not notamed?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT WERE STARTLED ON FINAL APCH BY UNKNOWN FIREWORKS DISPLAY BURSTING AT THEIR ALT.
Narrative: WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14, A TANKER, WHO HAD JUST LANDED, ADVISED US OF 'HVY FLACK ON SHORT FINAL.' AS WE TURNED BASE WE OBSERVED FIREWORKS GOING OFF AT OUR ALT, APPROX 1 - 1 1/2 MI OUT THE EXTENDED CTRLINE OF RWY 14. WE ELECTED TO TURN FINAL EARLY AND DOGLEG TOWARDS THE RWY. AS WE ROLLED OUT ON FINAL, ONE OF THE DISPLAYS WENT OFF JUST BEHIND OUR R WING. I HAVE 2 QUESTIONS: 1) WHO APPROVED A FIREWORKS DEMONSTRATION SO CLOSE TO AN ARPT? 2) WHY WAS IT NOT NOTAMED?
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.