Operational error.

Attributes
ACN	288037
Time
Date	199411
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Shorts SD-360
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	288037
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Air carrier X (md-80) on final (ILS) runway 31R at 2000 ft, reduced to final approach speed. Air carrier Y (SHD6) east of the runway 31R final was to be vectored over the runway 31R final at 3000 ft for a visual approach to runway 31L. Air carrier Y with speed up overflies air carrier X and starts descending on the runway 31R final. Tower was not talking to air carrier Y and air carrier X was pulled out of final. Air carrier Y remained on the runway 31R final for 2 mi then side stepped to runway 31L and called tower. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated that he had air carrier X on his frequency and initiated the pull out of the final approach after air carrier X apparently questioned the actions of air carrier Y overtaking and descending ahead of air carrier X.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPERROR.

Narrative: ACR X (MD-80) ON FINAL (ILS) RWY 31R AT 2000 FT, REDUCED TO FINAL APCH SPD. ACR Y (SHD6) E OF THE RWY 31R FINAL WAS TO BE VECTORED OVER THE RWY 31R FINAL AT 3000 FT FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31L. ACR Y WITH SPD UP OVERFLIES ACR X AND STARTS DSNDING ON THE RWY 31R FINAL. TWR WAS NOT TALKING TO ACR Y AND ACR X WAS PULLED OUT OF FINAL. ACR Y REMAINED ON THE RWY 31R FINAL FOR 2 MI THEN SIDE STEPPED TO RWY 31L AND CALLED TWR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THAT HE HAD ACR X ON HIS FREQ AND INITIATED THE PULL OUT OF THE FINAL APCH AFTER ACR X APPARENTLY QUESTIONED THE ACTIONS OF ACR Y OVERTAKING AND DSNDING AHEAD OF ACR X.

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.