B727 flight crew initiates evasive maneuver while conducting a visual approach when a B767 deviated into the B727 flight path. PIC concerned with ATC non action in alerting B727 flight crew of converging traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	413658
Time
Date	199809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	413658
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On visual approach for runway 16 after being dumped high and fast (at least 2 dots above GS and 190 KTS requested, 170 KTS agreed to). Was working to get aircraft configured and stabilized for approach, when copilot saw other aircraft (cross- cockpit) on decreasing range, constant bearing. Called my attention to other aircraft. Evaluated situation, abandoned approach, climbing and turning west. Announced intentions by radio to ATC just as TCASII TA announced. ATC then assigned us heading and altitude for another approach. First officer saved the day. ATC was useless and should have seen imminent midair. Slam dunking preoccupied me with controling aircraft and not monitoring outside (again, caused by ATC). Not sure if other aircraft overshot runway 17R centerline or lined up with wrong runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC INITIATES EVASIVE MANEUVER WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APCH WHEN A B767 DEVIATED INTO THE B727 FLT PATH. PIC CONCERNED WITH ATC NON ACTION IN ALERTING B727 FLC OF CONVERGING TFC.

Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 16 AFTER BEING DUMPED HIGH AND FAST (AT LEAST 2 DOTS ABOVE GS AND 190 KTS REQUESTED, 170 KTS AGREED TO). WAS WORKING TO GET ACFT CONFIGURED AND STABILIZED FOR APCH, WHEN COPLT SAW OTHER ACFT (CROSS- COCKPIT) ON DECREASING RANGE, CONSTANT BEARING. CALLED MY ATTN TO OTHER ACFT. EVALUATED SIT, ABANDONED APCH, CLBING AND TURNING W. ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS BY RADIO TO ATC JUST AS TCASII TA ANNOUNCED. ATC THEN ASSIGNED US HDG AND ALT FOR ANOTHER APCH. FO SAVED THE DAY. ATC WAS USELESS AND SHOULD HAVE SEEN IMMINENT MIDAIR. SLAM DUNKING PREOCCUPIED ME WITH CTLING ACFT AND NOT MONITORING OUTSIDE (AGAIN, CAUSED BY ATC). NOT SURE IF OTHER ACFT OVERSHOT RWY 17R CTRLINE OR LINED UP WITH WRONG 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.