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Widebody transport on visual approach for runway 16 got into close proximity with an MD80 on visual for runway 17R. Widebody transport got TCASII RA and took evasive action accordingly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2500 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| 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 | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 311512 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As we entered the airport area we were informed by approach control that we would be put on downwind (runway 16) for separation. We turned toward the airport 90 degrees to runway 16. We were not turned downwind until we were nearly at the field. We proceeded downwind until given a right turn to crosswind (060 degree heading). This heading pointed us at traffic landing on runway 17R (an MD80). We were forced to take evasive action (TCASII RA) to avoid this aircraft. This incident was the result of poor vectoring by approach (too close in). No TA was made by approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB ON VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 16 GOT INTO CLOSE PROX WITH AN MD80 ON VISUAL FOR RWY 17R. WDB GOT TCASII RA AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION ACCORDINGLY.
Narrative: AS WE ENTERED THE ARPT AREA WE WERE INFORMED BY APCH CTL THAT WE WOULD BE PUT ON DOWNWIND (RWY 16) FOR SEPARATION. WE TURNED TOWARD THE ARPT 90 DEGS TO RWY 16. WE WERE NOT TURNED DOWNWIND UNTIL WE WERE NEARLY AT THE FIELD. WE PROCEEDED DOWNWIND UNTIL GIVEN A R TURN TO XWIND (060 DEG HDG). THIS HDG POINTED US AT TFC LNDG ON RWY 17R (AN MD80). WE WERE FORCED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION (TCASII RA) TO AVOID THIS ACFT. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF POOR VECTORING BY APCH (TOO CLOSE IN). NO TA WAS MADE BY APCH.
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.