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Flight crew of EMB120 receives a late handoff for a visual approach. This puts them in conflict with local traffic in the pattern. Evasive action required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : orh |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdl tower : orh |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 387520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a late handoff for a visual we apparently interfered with local traffic in the pattern which we did not see or pick up on TCASII. In the future, I will not accept a handoff as late and probably steer more towards a full instrument approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF EMB120 RECEIVES A LATE HDOF FOR A VISUAL APCH. THIS PUTS THEM IN CONFLICT WITH LCL TFC IN THE PATTERN. EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED.
Narrative: ON A LATE HDOF FOR A VISUAL WE APPARENTLY INTERFERED WITH LCL TFC IN THE PATTERN WHICH WE DID NOT SEE OR PICK UP ON TCASII. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT ACCEPT A HDOF AS LATE AND PROBABLY STEER MORE TOWARDS A FULL INST APCH.
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.