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Visual approach too high and fast to land. Go around. Keep 'em high doctrine. Evasive action go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 278702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak tower : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 278702 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Shooting the visual to runway 28L at sfo about 15 mi out center kept us high and fast whole way in -- had 747 on the right -- at 3-4 mi out still to high and closing on 747. Did a missed approach go around, uneventful. However, it is pure insanity to be almost holding hands with a 747 2 mi from touchdown the passenger get extremely concerned. They keep you fast to keep the spacing into sfo. It's a dispatch wanting to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VISUAL APCH TOO HIGH AND FAST TO LAND. GAR. KEEP 'EM HIGH DOCTRINE. EVASIVE ACTION GAR.
Narrative: SHOOTING THE VISUAL TO RWY 28L AT SFO ABOUT 15 MI OUT CTR KEPT US HIGH AND FAST WHOLE WAY IN -- HAD 747 ON THE R -- AT 3-4 MI OUT STILL TO HIGH AND CLOSING ON 747. DID A MISSED APCH GAR, UNEVENTFUL. HOWEVER, IT IS PURE INSANITY TO BE ALMOST HOLDING HANDS WITH A 747 2 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN THE PAX GET EXTREMELY CONCERNED. THEY KEEP YOU FAST TO KEEP THE SPACING INTO SFO. IT'S A DISPATCH WANTING TO HAPPEN.
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.