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Near midair collision. During a go around an air carrier crew realizes that another aircraft is just below them and on the same heading with 300 ft vertical separation in WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316517 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 720 msl bound upper : 720 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 316517 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Lda DME 18. On missed approach, tower had us climb on heading 190 degrees. Another aircraft below us was climbing out 300 ft below us. I would have felt better if tower had given us a heading diverting from the other aircraft. He wasn't visible except on TCASII.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC. DURING A GAR AN ACR CREW REALIZES THAT ANOTHER ACFT IS JUST BELOW THEM AND ON THE SAME HDG WITH 300 FT VERT SEPARATION IN WX.
Narrative: LDA DME 18. ON MISSED APCH, TWR HAD US CLB ON HDG 190 DEGS. ANOTHER ACFT BELOW US WAS CLBING OUT 300 FT BELOW US. I WOULD HAVE FELT BETTER IF TWR HAD GIVEN US A HDG DIVERTING FROM THE OTHER ACFT. HE WASN'T VISIBLE EXCEPT ON TCASII.
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.