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Pilot of a piper tri-pacer PA22 was instructed to go around when turning final at hou for runway 17, and looked up to see an air carrier B737 going around from approach to runway 12R, 300 ft in front of him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470999 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hou&.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hou&.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 12r |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 470999 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Hou tower had me (PA22, over hou airport, west to east at 1500 ft) with a clearance to overhead airport with a l-hand turn downwind for runway 12L, with a clearance to expect to have runway 17 if conditions permitted. Just as I arrived at western boundary of hou airport, the hou tower gave me a landing clearance for runway 17. I acknowledged landing clearance and descended rapidly for runway 17. Runway 17 crosses the approach end of runway 12R. Just as I was rolling onto final for runway 17, the hou tower told me to go around immediately. As I looked up, I saw an air carrier Y B737 going around. (B737 was on approach to runway 12R hou.) I went around, turning to parallel runway 12L at highway, completed go around, landing on runway 12L. My suggestion was that hou tower should have notified me of the position of air carrier Y so that I could have extended my approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER TRI-PACER PA22 WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND WHEN TURNING FINAL AT HOU FOR RWY 17, AND LOOKED UP TO SEE AN ACR B737 GOING AROUND FROM APCH TO RWY 12R, 300 FT IN FRONT OF HIM.
Narrative: HOU TWR HAD ME (PA22, OVER HOU ARPT, W TO E AT 1500 FT) WITH A CLRNC TO OVERHEAD ARPT WITH A L-HAND TURN DOWNWIND FOR RWY 12L, WITH A CLRNC TO EXPECT TO HAVE RWY 17 IF CONDITIONS PERMITTED. JUST AS I ARRIVED AT WESTERN BOUNDARY OF HOU ARPT, THE HOU TWR GAVE ME A LNDG CLRNC FOR RWY 17. I ACKNOWLEDGED LNDG CLRNC AND DSNDED RAPIDLY FOR RWY 17. RWY 17 CROSSES THE APCH END OF RWY 12R. JUST AS I WAS ROLLING ONTO FINAL FOR RWY 17, THE HOU TWR TOLD ME TO GO AROUND IMMEDIATELY. AS I LOOKED UP, I SAW AN ACR Y B737 GOING AROUND. (B737 WAS ON APCH TO RWY 12R HOU.) I WENT AROUND, TURNING TO PARALLEL RWY 12L AT HWY, COMPLETED GAR, LNDG ON RWY 12L. MY SUGGESTION WAS THAT HOU TWR SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME OF THE POS OF ACR Y SO THAT I COULD HAVE EXTENDED MY 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.