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Air carrier initiates evasive maneuver on short final to avoid a GA aircraft making an approach to the wrong runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493688 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tlh.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tlh.tower tower : elp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 27 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 493688 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were cleared to land runway 27. The other aircraft, a single engine, was cleared to land runway 36. As we were within the OM using visual approach with ILS backup, we had visual contact of the aircraft and TA on TCASII. Due to proximity of the ground and trajectory of the other aircraft, we did not receive an RA. Our only option was to descend a bit to avoid the traffic, but remain safely above the ground. The other aircraft transmitted to the tower that he 'lost the runway in the lights.' tower made no advisory or comment. We notified tower of the [near midair collision?] at 100 ft clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR INITIATES EVASIVE MANEUVER ON SHORT FINAL TO AVOID A GA ACFT MAKING AN APCH TO THE WRONG RWY.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 27. THE OTHER ACFT, A SINGLE ENG, WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 36. AS WE WERE WITHIN THE OM USING VISUAL APCH WITH ILS BACKUP, WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT OF THE ACFT AND TA ON TCASII. DUE TO PROX OF THE GND AND TRAJECTORY OF THE OTHER ACFT, WE DID NOT RECEIVE AN RA. OUR ONLY OPTION WAS TO DSND A BIT TO AVOID THE TFC, BUT REMAIN SAFELY ABOVE THE GND. THE OTHER ACFT XMITTED TO THE TWR THAT HE 'LOST THE RWY IN THE LIGHTS.' TWR MADE NO ADVISORY OR COMMENT. WE NOTIFIED TWR OF THE [NMAC?] AT 100 FT CLRNC.
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.