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Reporter claims tower controller aborted air carrier takeoff and instructed air carrier on final to execute a go around. The controller allegedly then cleared the air carrier again for takeoff and instructed a second air carrier on final to make a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14600 flight time type : 8500 |
| ASRS Report | 403930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were given a takeoff clearance by clt tower. The takeoff clearance was canceled. A company jet was sent around. Tower gave us a new takeoff clearance. A second company jet was sent around. Clt tower might want to re-evaluate spacing when landing and departing on same runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CLAIMS TWR CTLR ABORTED ACR TKOF AND INSTRUCTED ACR ON FINAL TO EXECUTE A GAR. THE CTLR ALLEGEDLY THEN CLRED THE ACR AGAIN FOR TKOF AND INSTRUCTED A SECOND ACR ON FINAL TO MAKE A GAR.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A TKOF CLRNC BY CLT TWR. THE TKOF CLRNC WAS CANCELED. A COMPANY JET WAS SENT AROUND. TWR GAVE US A NEW TKOF CLRNC. A SECOND COMPANY JET WAS SENT AROUND. CLT TWR MIGHT WANT TO RE-EVALUATE SPACING WHEN LNDG AND DEPARTING ON SAME RWY.
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.