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On short final at 100 ft landing mdw runway 4, B727 crew observe an aeronautical commander in position and made a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Commander 680 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 473394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 1050 |
| ASRS Report | 473562 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : flight crew # 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were beginning the approach at midway airport. After receiving our final vector for the ILS runway 4R, we were cleared for the approach and told to contact the tower over ermin. Crossing ermin, we switched to tower. There were overlapping xmissions on the tower frequency, so it took a few seconds to report in. When we did make contact with tower, we were told 'cleared to land runway 4R.' the runway was in sight from outside of ermin. Our approach was stable and everything looked normal. Shortly after receiving the 100 ft callout, I saw a small twin engine aircraft in position on the runway. I called for and executed a 'go around.' we made a VFR left traffic pattern with no further problems. In reviewing the situation, I think the aircraft on the runway was very hard to see because it blended in with the runway lighting. I believe it was our landing lights that reflected off of the other aircraft, that allowed me to see it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON SHORT FINAL AT 100 FT LNDG MDW RWY 4, B727 CREW OBSERVE AN AERO COMMANDER IN POS AND MADE A GAR.
Narrative: WE WERE BEGINNING THE APCH AT MIDWAY ARPT. AFTER RECEIVING OUR FINAL VECTOR FOR THE ILS RWY 4R, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR OVER ERMIN. XING ERMIN, WE SWITCHED TO TWR. THERE WERE OVERLAPPING XMISSIONS ON THE TWR FREQ, SO IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO RPT IN. WHEN WE DID MAKE CONTACT WITH TWR, WE WERE TOLD 'CLRED TO LAND RWY 4R.' THE RWY WAS IN SIGHT FROM OUTSIDE OF ERMIN. OUR APCH WAS STABLE AND EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE 100 FT CALLOUT, I SAW A SMALL TWIN ENG ACFT IN POS ON THE RWY. I CALLED FOR AND EXECUTED A 'GAR.' WE MADE A VFR L TFC PATTERN WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. IN REVIEWING THE SIT, I THINK THE ACFT ON THE RWY WAS VERY HARD TO SEE BECAUSE IT BLENDED IN WITH THE RWY LIGHTING. I BELIEVE IT WAS OUR LNDG LIGHTS THAT REFLECTED OFF OF THE OTHER ACFT, THAT ALLOWED ME TO SEE IT.
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.