Traffic conflict on intersecting runways at dca result in a go around.

Attributes
ACN	477189
Time
Date	200006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15 msl bound upper : 35
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 1910 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	477189
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Executing visual to runway 21 at dca. Cleared to land on runway 21. About 50 ft AGL I noticed a company aircraft rolling out on runway 15. I told the captain to prepare for a go around. About this same time tower asked company aircraft if they could hold short of runway 21. Shortly thereafter we were issued a go around instruction. We complied and entered right hand traffic for runway 15 and landed uneventfully. The go around was initiated below 20 ft AGL. I concentrated on ensuring the aircraft was climbing, therefore, I didn't look at the other aircraft to get a precise near miss distance. Upon landing, we spoke with other captain. He said if both aircraft went around, there would have been a midair at 20 ft AGL. He also reported to our company that our go around was initiated at 5 ft. Dca can be a very fun airport from a pilot's perspective. Also it can be extremely dangerous. It's time to realize that this airport needs further capacity restrs. The subjectivity at where to turn on ILS, and various approachs around P-56 often results in controller built sequences being corrupted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT ON INTERSECTING RWYS AT DCA RESULT IN A GAR.

Narrative: EXECUTING VISUAL TO RWY 21 AT DCA. CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 21. ABOUT 50 FT AGL I NOTICED A COMPANY ACFT ROLLING OUT ON RWY 15. I TOLD THE CAPT TO PREPARE FOR A GAR. ABOUT THIS SAME TIME TWR ASKED COMPANY ACFT IF THEY COULD HOLD SHORT OF RWY 21. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE WERE ISSUED A GAR INSTRUCTION. WE COMPLIED AND ENTERED R HAND TFC FOR RWY 15 AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE GAR WAS INITIATED BELOW 20 FT AGL. I CONCENTRATED ON ENSURING THE ACFT WAS CLBING, THEREFORE, I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE OTHER ACFT TO GET A PRECISE NEAR MISS DISTANCE. UPON LNDG, WE SPOKE WITH OTHER CAPT. HE SAID IF BOTH ACFT WENT AROUND, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MIDAIR AT 20 FT AGL. HE ALSO RPTED TO OUR COMPANY THAT OUR GAR WAS INITIATED AT 5 FT. DCA CAN BE A VERY FUN ARPT FROM A PLT'S PERSPECTIVE. ALSO IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT'S TIME TO REALIZE THAT THIS ARPT NEEDS FURTHER CAPACITY RESTRS. THE SUBJECTIVITY AT WHERE TO TURN ON ILS, AND VARIOUS APCHS AROUND P-56 OFTEN RESULTS IN CTLR BUILT SEQUENCES BEING CORRUPTED.

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.