<< >> NASA ASRS Report 489690, October 2000

Near midair collision between a B747 overshooting final during visual approach to parallel runways and a B737 on final to the other parallel runway.

Attributes
ACN	489690
Time
Date	200010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 11 flight time total : 250
ASRS Report	489690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The B747 was cleared for a visual approach and did not turn quickly enough. The aircraft crossed through his final and approached a B737 that was making an ILS on a parallel runway. The B737 responded to a TCASII alert and descended to avoid the B747. The B737 later filed an near midair collision. The B747 pilot was charged with a pilot deviation. The approach feeder controller was charged with an operational error for not ensuring the B747 had the ATIS (the ATIS contained a warning that 'simultaneous approachs to parallel runways are in use').

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A B747 OVERSHOOTING FINAL DURING VISUAL APCH TO PARALLEL RWYS AND A B737 ON FINAL TO THE OTHER PARALLEL RWY.

Narrative: THE B747 WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND DID NOT TURN QUICKLY ENOUGH. THE ACFT CROSSED THROUGH HIS FINAL AND APCHED A B737 THAT WAS MAKING AN ILS ON A PARALLEL RWY. THE B737 RESPONDED TO A TCASII ALERT AND DSNDED TO AVOID THE B747. THE B737 LATER FILED AN NMAC. THE B747 PLT WAS CHARGED WITH A PLTDEV. THE APCH FEEDER CTLR WAS CHARGED WITH AN OPERROR FOR NOT ENSURING THE B747 HAD THE ATIS (THE ATIS CONTAINED A WARNING THAT 'SIMULTANEOUS APCHS TO PARALLEL RWYS ARE IN USE').

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.