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An MD88 aircraft on visual approach receives TCASII alert and follows RA. Visual contact with intruder crossing in front of air carrier aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348813 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mci tower : yvr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 348813 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
On final approach into kansas city, we had a possible near miss. We were on a straight-in visual approach to runway 27 talking with tower. At approximately 6-8 mi out we noticed an aircraft on 'TCASII' approximately 800 ft above us descending. I looked out and spotted the aircraft, a cessna, descending on a course perpendicular to our final approach course. We then received a 'TCASII' RA with a 'descend' command. The first officer was flying the aircraft and immediately began an increased descent rate to comply with the RA. I maintained visual contact with the cessna and informed tower of the situation. The first officer said he believed we came within 400 ft of the cessna. I was looking outside and did not see our exact altitude separation. I believe the cessna was on a visual approach into kansas city downtown airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 ACFT ON VISUAL APCH RECEIVES TCASII ALERT AND FOLLOWS RA. VISUAL CONTACT WITH INTRUDER XING IN FRONT OF ACR ACFT.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH INTO KANSAS CITY, WE HAD A POSSIBLE NEAR MISS. WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT-IN VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27 TALKING WITH TWR. AT APPROX 6-8 MI OUT WE NOTICED AN ACFT ON 'TCASII' APPROX 800 FT ABOVE US DSNDING. I LOOKED OUT AND SPOTTED THE ACFT, A CESSNA, DSNDING ON A COURSE PERPENDICULAR TO OUR FINAL APCH COURSE. WE THEN RECEIVED A 'TCASII' RA WITH A 'DSND' COMMAND. THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN AN INCREASED DSCNT RATE TO COMPLY WITH THE RA. I MAINTAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE CESSNA AND INFORMED TWR OF THE SIT. THE FO SAID HE BELIEVED WE CAME WITHIN 400 FT OF THE CESSNA. I WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE AND DID NOT SEE OUR EXACT ALT SEPARATION. I BELIEVE THE CESSNA WAS ON A VISUAL APCH INTO KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN ARPT.
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.