An air carrier B757 was on initial climb out off runway 25R when an inbound air carrier B757 went missed approach on runway 25L. Tower controller did not take any action to insure separation stating that a new tower procedure does not allow turns before sepulveda blvd and he could not see the aircraft as they were in the clouds.

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Attributes
ACN	355488
Time
Date	199612
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar pilot : private
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 15 flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	355488
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 450 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

An air carrier B757 was just airborne off runway 25R. Another air carrier B757 on short final for runway 25L advised he was too high and going around. New lax tower procedures do not allow turns sbound until past sepulveda blvd. The departure was at 700 ft MSL and the go around was at 600 ft MSL, one and one half mi in trail. There was no time to coordinate an earlier turn. Both aircraft were in the clouds and local control can't tell when the aircraft passes sepulveda blvd if it is in the clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B757 WAS ON INITIAL CLB OUT OFF RWY 25R WHEN AN INBOUND ACR B757 WENT MISSED APCH ON RWY 25L. TWR CTLR DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO INSURE SEPARATION STATING THAT A NEW TWR PROC DOES NOT ALLOW TURNS BEFORE SEPULVEDA BLVD AND HE COULD NOT SEE THE ACFT AS THEY WERE IN THE CLOUDS.

Narrative: AN ACR B757 WAS JUST AIRBORNE OFF RWY 25R. ANOTHER ACR B757 ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 25L ADVISED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND GOING AROUND. NEW LAX TWR PROCS DO NOT ALLOW TURNS SBOUND UNTIL PAST SEPULVEDA BLVD. THE DEP WAS AT 700 FT MSL AND THE GAR WAS AT 600 FT MSL, ONE AND ONE HALF MI IN TRAIL. THERE WAS NO TIME TO COORDINATE AN EARLIER TURN. BOTH ACFT WERE IN THE CLOUDS AND LCL CTL CAN'T TELL WHEN THE ACFT PASSES SEPULVEDA BLVD IF IT IS IN THE CLOUDS.

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.