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The reporter started his base leg spacing on the wrong aircraft. The TRACON saw the error occurring and alerted the reporter to the correct aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah tower : msy |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 425 |
| ASRS Report | 329790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Base leg runway 08 at iah, leaving 4000 ft for 3000 ft approach called out traffic at 11 O'clock to follow for visual -- I turned in quickly to follow that traffic. A few seconds later approach called out traffic at 12 O'clock. I saw traffic (DC9-80) at 1 O'clock and turned to right to follow DC9 and slowed as fast as possible to gain spacing on final. Closest to DC9, 1 1/2 to 2 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR STARTED HIS BASE LEG SPACING ON THE WRONG ACFT. THE TRACON SAW THE ERROR OCCURRING AND ALERTED THE RPTR TO THE CORRECT ACFT.
Narrative: BASE LEG RWY 08 AT IAH, LEAVING 4000 FT FOR 3000 FT APCH CALLED OUT TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK TO FOLLOW FOR VISUAL -- I TURNED IN QUICKLY TO FOLLOW THAT TFC. A FEW SECONDS LATER APCH CALLED OUT TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK. I SAW TFC (DC9-80) AT 1 O'CLOCK AND TURNED TO R TO FOLLOW DC9 AND SLOWED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO GAIN SPACING ON FINAL. CLOSEST TO DC9, 1 1/2 TO 2 MI.
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.