Flight crew of a super MD80 overshot final in VFR conditions causing a potential conflict with a DC9 on approach to an adjacent runway. Approach controller delayed turning them inbound due to another aircraft on final ahead.

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Attributes
ACN	433248
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 36l
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 35c
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	433248
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	433232
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Location: 354 degree radial, 8 DME, 111.15 dfw approach control. VMC day, first officer leg, base leg for runway 36L heading 080 degrees descending to 3000 ft. Approach control assigns 010 degree heading to intercept localizer as we are approaching localizer course. 70 degree intercept heading causes hugh overshoot triggering a TA/RA for traffic on runway 35C. We have the traffic in sight the entire time. We descend on GS and correct the turn to avoid the traffic. Approach assigns a 30 degree heading change to reintercept localizer then clears us for visual approach. ATC poor vectoring created conflict with traffic on runway 35C which required aggressive aircraft handling to correct. There was no other traffic requiring tight sequencing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 OVERSHOT FINAL IN VFR CONDITIONS CAUSING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH A DC9 ON APCH TO AN ADJACENT RWY. APCH CTLR DELAYED TURNING THEM INBOUND DUE TO ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL AHEAD.

Narrative: LOCATION: 354 DEG RADIAL, 8 DME, 111.15 DFW APCH CTL. VMC DAY, FO LEG, BASE LEG FOR RWY 36L HDG 080 DEGS DSNDING TO 3000 FT. APCH CTL ASSIGNS 010 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT LOC AS WE ARE APCHING LOC COURSE. 70 DEG INTERCEPT HDG CAUSES HUGH OVERSHOOT TRIGGERING A TA/RA FOR TFC ON RWY 35C. WE HAVE THE TFC IN SIGHT THE ENTIRE TIME. WE DSND ON GS AND CORRECT THE TURN TO AVOID THE TFC. APCH ASSIGNS A 30 DEG HDG CHANGE TO REINTERCEPT LOC THEN CLRS US FOR VISUAL APCH. ATC POOR VECTORING CREATED CONFLICT WITH TFC ON RWY 35C WHICH REQUIRED AGGRESSIVE ACFT HANDLING TO CORRECT. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC REQUIRING TIGHT SEQUENCING.

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.