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Air carrier DC10 flight crew overshot STAR. TRACON asks if flight crew could accept another runway and visual approach. Approach controller assigns new control instructions and altitude restr. Flight crew overshoot final, descend below assigned altitude and are positioned close to aircraft on parallel runway on approach. Flight crew correct positioning and land. Captain attributes fatigue and poor CRM.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405389 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 405389 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 405826 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying the holi 8 arrival to mem. I failed to make the final heading to 355 degrees at 8 mi. The controller gave us a north heading and descent to 3000 ft. Approach controller asked if we could make runway 18L with a base turn at 4 DME. I accepted the turn. We were at 30 degree bank turn and overshot the localizer runway 18L. I failed to maintain 3000 ft while attempting to make the visual to runway 18L. We had visual contact with the aircraft on runway 18R, but I believe vertical separation was too close. Fatigue was the main factor. A constant schedule of night departures to an early morning departure with 1 day rest between trips finally resulted in an unsafe approach. CRM and standardization can only provide a safe operation if crews are adequately rested. Supplemental information from acn 405826: lack of visual reference to the airport until descending below the clouds and the sense of urgency to turn may have contributed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR DC10 FLC OVERSHOT STAR. TRACON ASKS IF FLC COULD ACCEPT ANOTHER RWY AND VISUAL APCH. APCH CTLR ASSIGNS NEW CTL INSTRUCTIONS AND ALT RESTR. FLC OVERSHOOT FINAL, DSND BELOW ASSIGNED ALT AND ARE POSITIONED CLOSE TO ACFT ON PARALLEL RWY ON APCH. FLC CORRECT POSITIONING AND LAND. CAPT ATTRIBUTES FATIGUE AND POOR CRM.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE HOLI 8 ARR TO MEM. I FAILED TO MAKE THE FINAL HDG TO 355 DEGS AT 8 MI. THE CTLR GAVE US A N HDG AND DSCNT TO 3000 FT. APCH CTLR ASKED IF WE COULD MAKE RWY 18L WITH A BASE TURN AT 4 DME. I ACCEPTED THE TURN. WE WERE AT 30 DEG BANK TURN AND OVERSHOT THE LOC RWY 18L. I FAILED TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE VISUAL TO RWY 18L. WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ACFT ON RWY 18R, BUT I BELIEVE VERT SEPARATION WAS TOO CLOSE. FATIGUE WAS THE MAIN FACTOR. A CONSTANT SCHEDULE OF NIGHT DEPS TO AN EARLY MORNING DEP WITH 1 DAY REST BTWN TRIPS FINALLY RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE APCH. CRM AND STANDARDIZATION CAN ONLY PROVIDE A SAFE OP IF CREWS ARE ADEQUATELY RESTED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 405826: LACK OF VISUAL REF TO THE ARPT UNTIL DSNDING BELOW THE CLOUDS AND THE SENSE OF URGENCY TO TURN MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
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.