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An air carrier flight crew in an MD80 was cleared onto runway 17R, and as they started to take the runway they noticed that an aircraft was on short final approach to the same runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346127 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 346127 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared into position on runway 17R. As I moved up and checked final, an aircraft appeared to be on final. WX was 600 ft overcast and about 2 mi visibility so I was taxiing slow to make sure he was going to land on runway 17C. The other aircraft kept sliding over towards runway 17R. I stopped our plane and told tower that the aircraft was lined up with the wrong runway. He then passed in front of our windshield. As he saw his mistake he leveled off and maneuvered his plane at 100 ft over to runway 17C. If I would have taxied faster it could have been a disaster. I wonder where the final controller was and why the commuter flight did not make a go around. Both were very nonchalant and thought it was no big deal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC IN AN MD80 WAS CLRED ONTO RWY 17R, AND AS THEY STARTED TO TAKE THE RWY THEY NOTICED THAT AN ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL APCH TO THE SAME RWY.
Narrative: CLRED INTO POS ON RWY 17R. AS I MOVED UP AND CHKED FINAL, AN ACFT APPEARED TO BE ON FINAL. WX WAS 600 FT OVCST AND ABOUT 2 MI VISIBILITY SO I WAS TAXIING SLOW TO MAKE SURE HE WAS GOING TO LAND ON RWY 17C. THE OTHER ACFT KEPT SLIDING OVER TOWARDS RWY 17R. I STOPPED OUR PLANE AND TOLD TWR THAT THE ACFT WAS LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY. HE THEN PASSED IN FRONT OF OUR WINDSHIELD. AS HE SAW HIS MISTAKE HE LEVELED OFF AND MANEUVERED HIS PLANE AT 100 FT OVER TO RWY 17C. IF I WOULD HAVE TAXIED FASTER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. I WONDER WHERE THE FINAL CTLR WAS AND WHY THE COMMUTER FLT DID NOT MAKE A GAR. BOTH WERE VERY NONCHALANT AND THOUGHT IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
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.